Wednesday Homework

We're moving along with the subjunctive on to Focus 2.  The homework is Exercise 3 (p401) and Exercise 4 (p402).  Please write these and hand them in.

I also handed out some reading and vocabulary, but I was met with such resistance that I extended the deadline.  Please finish that homework by Friday!


One point that was not included in the textbook is the use of words like suggest, recommend, and propose.  The following sentence shows a common error (non-native speaker) in their use:

                         I recommended him the restaurant.

Some words can be used with an indirect object, but these words cannot.

                            I gave him the book.
 (In this sentence, "him" is an indirect object, "book" is a direct object.

So, how can we correct a sentence like "I recommended him the restaurant?  You can say, "I recommended the restaurant to him" or add some words and use a subjunctive.

                        I recommended that he eat at/go to  the restaurant.

Something like this might be on the test, so be careful!