i agree with your daycare provider to get a helmet

[JACEK1]

Hello again,

Oh i agree with your daycare provider to get a helmet.

Just a few minutes ago, I posted the thread "acknowledging".

This thread is strictly related to the previous one is placed in the same article "My son is a headbanger...", in Mom Answers (2).

In my opinion, the bolded sentence means "Oh i agree with your daycare provider that he (the baby) should get a helmet/that you (as a mother/parent) should buy him a helmet).

The source: My son is a headbanger...

What is your opinion?

 

[emsr2d2]

Hello again.

Oh, I agree with your daycare provider to get a helmet.

Just a few minutes ago, I posted the thread "acknowledging".

This thread is strictly related to the previous one is placed in the same article "My son is a headbanger...", in Mom Answers (2). This is not a complete/grammatical sentence.

In my opinion, the bolded sentence means "Oh, I agree with your daycare provider that he (the baby) should get a helmet/that you (as a mother/parent) should buy him a helmet).

The source: My son is a headbanger...

What is your opinion?

Note my corrections (red) and comments (blue) above.

Ask yourself this: Is a baby capable of getting a helmet himself/herself?

 

[JACEK1]

I checked the spelling but that computer likes making a fool of everyone. The only correct answer is "Oh, I agree with your daycare provider that you (as a mother/parent) should buy him a helmet)" or ""Oh, I agree with your daycare provider that he (the baby) should receive a helmet".

 

[emsr2d2]

I checked the spelling but that computer likes making a fool of everyone. It's got nothing to do with the spelling. Each word is spelled correctly. I said the sentence isn't grammatically correct.

The only correct answer is "Oh, I agree with your daycare provider that you (as a mother/parent) should buy him a helmet)" or "Oh, I agree with your daycare provider that he (the baby) should receive a helmet".
Which one? You can't say "The only correct answer is ..." and then offer two sentences.

Please see my comments above.

"receive" doesn't work there. Look for a simpler verb for the sentence that doesn't include the parents.

 

[tedmc]

I would say:
i agree with your daycare provider to get a helmet for the baby.

 

[emsr2d2]

I would say:
I agree with your daycare provider to get a helmet for the baby.

That doesn't work in BrE, tedmc.

I agree with your daycare provider's suggestion that you get your baby a helmet.
I agree with your daycare provider - your baby needs a helmet.

There are three parties in this situation:
1. The speaker (I)
2. The daycare provider
3. The listener (presumably one of the baby's parents)

The speaker is not agreeing to get a helmet for the baby.