Making Suggestions

There are a number of formulas used when making suggestions in English. Here are some of the most common:

· Why don't you / we go to the movies tonight?

· You / we could visit New York while you're / we're there.

· Let's go to the travel agent's this afternoon to book our ticket.

· What about asking your brother for help?

· How about going to Hawaii for your vacation?

· I suggest you / we should take all the factors into consideration before we decide.

Construction

Formula	VerbForm
Why don't you / we go to a movie?	Use the base form of the verb in a question
We / You could go to a movie.	Use the base form of the verb in a statement
Let's go to a movie.	Use the base form of the verb with 'let's'
What about going to a movie?	Use the '-ing' form of the verb in a question
How about going to a movie?	Use the '-ing' form of the verb in a question
I suggest you / we go to a movie.	Use suggest object verb in the base form in a statement.

Task: Make suggestions using the following combinations. Mind the above constructions.

- to hold a discussion on …

- to make a presentation about…

- to make enquiries about …

- to get in touch with

- to decide on …

- to get down to business …

- to find out …

- to turn to somebody for …

- to consider the problem of …

- to have a celebration…