I have a confession to make

[towcats1]

Hello! While I was looking up the expressions, I had doubts about the use of one stable phrase. "I have confession to make" I couldn't find an explanation for this phrase in the dictionary, so I want to ask you. I need to say "I have a confession to make" or I can just say "Make a confession"? In the texts, I saw that after "I must make a confession" a full stop is put. Is it possible to say some kind of preposition after this phrase? For example: "I must make a confession of smth"?

 

[teechar]

Are you really a native speaker of Russian?

 

[jutfrank]

I have a confession to make.

If you want to use the verb confess, use the preposition to or the linker that after it:

to confess to [an act]
to confess to [somebody]
to confess that [declaration]

 

[emsr2d2]

Hello! Unnecessary

While I was looking up the some expressions, I had doubts about the use of one stable the set phrase no full stop here "I have a confession to make".

I couldn't find an explanation for this phrase in the dictionary, so I want to ask you about it. What sort of "explanation" were you looking for?

Do I need to say "I have a confession to make" or can I can just say "Make a confession"? Note the correct way to construct a question.

In the texts, (What texts? Please provide the source and author and links) I saw that after "I must make a confession", we use a full stop. is put.

Is it possible to say use some kind of preposition after this phrase? For example, "I must make a confession of smth something"?

 

[towcats1]

I always recommend to my friends to ask their questions on this website. I didn't ask this question by myself but I didn't find any mistakes.

 

[emsr2d2]

I always recommend to my friends to that they ask their questions on this website. What have your friends got to do with this?

I didn't ask this question by myself but I didn't find any mistakes. You certainly did ask the question yourself - it's right there in post #1 with your username on it!

I don't understand any of this. You haven't answered either question in post #4.

 

[towcats1]

I have a confession to make.

If you want to use the verb confess, use the preposition to or the linker that after it:

to confess to [an act]
to confess to [somebody]
to confess that [declaration]

I don't want to use the verb. I want to use the preposition after the noun. Is it possible to use the preposition "of" after the noun "confession"

 

[jutfrank]

Is it possible to use the preposition "of" after the noun "confession"

It's possible in some contexts, yes. It depends what you mean, of course.

For example: "I must make a confession of smth"?

Not in this context, though. You probably mean I must confess to something.