I suggest | apologise | recommend – English Grammar Profiler

Point 21 in the category of PRESENT/simple is defined:

a limited range of speech act verbs, including ‘suggest’, ‘apologise’, ‘recommend’.

*Some of these will clash with C1:  suggest-recommend-insist + present-simple

PELIC STUDENT EXAMPLE:

In conclusion,

I suggest that international students whose English abilities are not strong enough

should study in the ELI for at least one term before attending colleges or universities.

Chinese male – level 5 writing class.

A search for:

I suggest|recommend|apologize * * *

1 I RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT. 3809 2 I RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE 828 3 I RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO 761 4 I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR 722 5 I SUGGEST YOU TAKE A 688 6 I RECOMMEND IT TO EVERYONE 601 7 I APOLOGIZE IF THIS IS 577 8 I SUGGEST YOU CHECK OUT 553 9 I RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE 538 10 I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE IF 523 11 I SUGGEST YOU DO THE 517 12 I RECOMMEND IT . 501 13 I SUGGEST THAT YOU DO 492 14 I SUGGEST YOU READ THE 469 15 I RECOMMEND YOU CHECK OUT 468 16 I APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE 459 17 I RECOMMEND IT TO ALL 441 18 I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO 410 19 I RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE 391

20 I APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY. 386 (B1 verb + preposition + object)

21 I SUGGEST YOU GO TO 385 22 I SUGGEST YOU LOOK AT 384 23 I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT . 383 24 I RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT TO 374 25 I SUGGEST THAT IF YOU 363 26 I RECOMMEND THAT YOU READ 358 27 I APOLOGIZE IF THIS HAS 330

28 I RECOMMEND CHECKING OUT THE 322 C1 

29 I SUGGEST YOU GET A 320 30 I SUGGEST THAT YOU USE 316 31 I RECOMMEND IT HIGHLY . 299 32 I SUGGEST THAT YOU TAKE 293 33 I RECOMMEND THAT YOU GET 288 34 I SUGGEST YOU DO N’T 287 35 I SUGGEST YOU START WITH 287 36 I RECOMMEND THAT YOU TAKE 285 37 I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE . 274 38 I SUGGEST THAT YOU READ 273 39 I SUGGEST YOU USE THE 270 40 I RECOMMEND YOU TAKE A 264 41 I SUGGEST YOU HAVE A 258 42 I RECOMMEND TAKING A LOOK 253 43 I SUGGEST THAT YOU TRY 247 44 I RECOMMEND THEM TO ANYONE 245 45 I RECOMMEND YOU DO THE 244 46 I RECOMMEND THAT YOU CHECK 242 47 I APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE 238 48 I RECOMMEND THAT YOU START 232 49 I RECOMMEND THEM TO EVERYONE 225 50 I SUGGEST THAT YOU GET 222 51 I RECOMMEND THAT YOU TRY 221 52 I SUGGEST YOU … 220 53 I SUGGEST THAT YOU GO 214 54 I SUGGEST YOU TRY TO 214 55 I SUGGEST YOU DO A 213 56 I APOLOGIZE FOR THE CONFUSION 211 57 I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LACK 208 58 I RECOMMEND THAT YOU GO 208 59 I SUGGEST THAT YOU START 208 60 I SUGGEST YOU FIND A 204 61 I SUGGEST YOU TRY IT 203 62 I RECOMMEND YOU TO USE 202 63 I SUGGEST YOU LOOK INTO 202 64 I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING 198 65 I RECOMMEND THAT IF YOU 189 66 I RECOMMEND THAT YOU HAVE 189 67 I RECOMMEND THE USE OF 187 68 I SUGGEST YOU DO NT 187 69 I RECOMMEND THIS TO EVERYONE 182 70 I SUGGEST THAT YOU LOOK 179 71 I SUGGEST YOU GIVE IT 179 72 I RECOMMEND YOU START WITH 178 73 I SUGGEST YOU USE A 177 74 I SUGGEST YOU DO SO 176 75 I APOLOGIZE , BUT I 174 76 I RECOMMEND YOU TO READ 174 77 I SUGGEST THAT YOU MAKE 173 78 I SUGGEST THAT YOU CHECK 172 79 I SUGGEST THAT IT IS 170 80 I SUGGEST YOU DO SOME 170

81 I RECOMMEND the following: 169 (B2 phrase)

82 I SUGGEST TAKING A LOOK 168 83 I SUGGEST YOU MAKE A 168

84 I RECOMMEND CHECKING IT OUT 167 (C1)

85 I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH A 167 86 I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE 167 87 I RECOMMEND THAT YOU MAKE 167 88 I SUGGEST YOU READ THIS 164 89 I RECOMMEND YOU USE A 163 90 I APOLOGIZE IF I ‘M 161 91 I SUGGEST YOU TAKE THE 160 92 I RECOMMEND YOU READ THE 159 93 I RECOMMEND YOU USE THE 159 94 I SUGGEST YOU DO NOT 159 95 I SUGGEST THAT YOU HAVE 158 96 I SUGGEST YOU DO IT 158 97 I RECOMMEND GIVING IT A 157 98 I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LENGTH 153 99 I SUGGEST TO YOU THAT 152

100 I SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING: 150

A2:

anyone, checking, delay, everyone, following, if, so, try

B1:
advance, check out, lack, length, product, recommend, suggest

B2:

confusion, highly

C1:
inconvenience