How to make suggestions in English
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| HOW TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS IN ENGLISH |
| In your position, I would do… |
| … if it suits you. |
| Can I give you a hand ? |
| Can I make a suggestion? / May I make a suggestion? |
| Do you mind if I make a suggestion? |
| Have you considered… |
| Have you thought about… |
| How about …? |
| I advise you to… |
| I decided to follow your advice and … |
| I reckon you should …Â now |
| I recommend …ing |
| I recommend (that) you … |
| I suggest you … |
| I took your advice , and I … |
| I would strongly advise you to … |
| I’ll tell you what, lets…. |
| I’ll do that for you if you like. |
| If I may make a suggestion, … |
| If I were in your shoes, I’d … / If I were in your position, I’d … |
| If I were you, I would do… |
| If I were you, I would… |
| If you need anything, … |
| If you take my advice, you should…. |
| It is advisable to… |
| It might be a good idea to … |
| It would be a good thing to… |
| It would be better to… / It would be proper to… |
| It would be proper for you to… |
| It would be sensible to… |
| It would be wise to… |
| Make sure to… |
| May I advise you to… ? |
| May I suggest you … ? |
| My advice would be to … |
| My offer still stands. / My offer still holds. |
| Perhaps we could… |
| The best advice I can give you is… |
| What about… / How about (+v-ing) ? |
| What I suggest is that we… |
| What would you think about… (+v -ing) ? |
| Why don’t we… ? |
| Why don’t you …? |
| Would you like to …? |
| Wouldn’t it be a good idea to… ? |
| Wouldn’t it be better to… ? |
| You could … |
| You could always… |
| You might try …ing |
| You must … /Â You have to … |
| You should (perhaps)… |
| You’d (really) better …. |
| You’d be well advised to… |
| You’d better make sure. |
| You’d better… |
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