Making suggestions

Дата публикации: Feb 13, 2016 7:32:59 PM

There are various ways of putting forward your suggestions:

  • How about going out for a walk on Saturday?

  • Shall we ask Sarah to come along? (British English or formal, North American English)

  • Should we ask Sarah to come along? (especially North American English)

  • We could go a bit earlier and have a drink first, if you like.

  • What do you think of the idea of sending this to the Research Department?

  • Why don't you try calling his landline?

  • Why not just wait until they come back?

  • Why not simply explain your problem to them and see what they say? (British English or formal, North American English)

How about + gerund

Why don't you try + gerund

Why not just/simply + bare infinitive

see also

Ways of Expressing Disagreement

Business English p.4. Telephone/skype phrases bank.

see also suggest vs. propose vs. offer vs. предлагать