Shan highly suggested that I wore a backpack.

[Silverobama]

My friend Shan suggested that I should wear a backpack when he saw I wore the following bag.


Are these sentences natural?

a) Shan highly suggested that I wore a backpack.
b) Shan thinks that a backpack would look good on me.

 

[emsr2d2]

When my friend Shan saw me carrying the bag pictured below, he suggested that I should wear/use a backpack. when he saw I wore the following bag.

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Are these sentences natural?

a) Shan highly strongly suggested that I wore wear/use a backpack.
b) Shan thinks that a backpack would look good on me.

Note my changes above.

The verb "wear" doesn't work with the bag shown in the picture. I don't use "wear" for a backpack either, but some people do.

 

[Silverobama]

Note my changes above.

The verb "wear" doesn't work with the bag shown in the picture. I don't use "wear" for a backpack either, but some people do.

Much appreciated. Is it natural if I combine my two sentences.

Shan strongly suggested that I use a backpack — he thinks it would look better on me.

 

[emsr2d2]

Much appreciated. Is it natural if I combine my two sentences.

Shan strongly suggested that I use a backpack — he thinks it would look better on me.

That sentence is OK. The only thing I would say is that if it's just about how it looks, I'd be surprised if someone strongly suggested it! It would make sense if it was about security, or that a backpack (carried on both shoulders) is much better for your back than a bag carried on one shoulder.

 

[Skrej]

The type of bag in the picture is either 'carried' or possibly 'used', but as previously stated, never 'worn'.

AmE uses both 'carry' and 'wear' for backpacks.

I think it has to do with how much of your back the bag covers. If it's slung over both shoulders, I'd be 'wearing' the backpack. If it's just slung over one shoulder, then I'm 'carrying' it.

The bags in the picture can't be worn over both shoulders, so they can only be 'carried'. The term 'carried' is also used when it's held in your hands or slung over a forearm.