suggest 是个及物动词，后面可以跟名词、代词、动词 -ing 形式或从句作它的宾语。各种试题对 suggest 的考查通常涉及到它的非谓语动词形式、宾语从句及宾语从句的虚拟语气等方面。下面就结合历年高考试题，对 suggest 的用法作一小结。
考点一、 suggest 作“间接表明；建议；使想起”解时，后面可以跟名词、代词或动词 -ing 形式作宾语。例如：
① That girl's sun-tanned face suggests excellent health. 那个姑娘被太阳晒黑了的脸表明她身体非常健康。
② Mr. Smith suggested a way out of the difficulty. 史密斯先生提出了一个克服困难的办法。
③ An explanation suddenly suggested itself to me. 一种解释突然出现在我的脑海里。
④ I have written him a letter and suggested his sending it to the Ministry of Culture. 我给他写了一封信，并建议他把它寄给文化部。
suggest 后面可以跟“ to sb to do sth ”结构。其中的介词 to 不能省略。动词不定式短语 to do sth 作宾语补足语。例如：
⑤ Who suggested to you to do it this way？ 谁提出要你这样做的？
考点二、 suggest 作“建议”解，而且后面跟 that 从句作宾语时，宾语从句中的谓语动词用虚拟语气，即谓语动词用“（ should ）动词原形”。例如：
① Almost all his friends suggested that he visit Mr. Johnson at once.
② —— The experiment has failed！
---- I suggest you try again.
考点三、 suggest 作“表明、说明、暗示、指出”解，而且后面跟 that 从句作宾语时，宾语从句中的谓语动词用陈述语气。例如：
① He often came to the theater， but his attitude suggested he was not really interested in the play.
② Jane's pale face suggested that she was ill， and her parents suggested that she have a medical examination.
例②中第一个 suggested 作“表明、说明”解，所以其后的宾语从句的谓语动词用陈述语气；第二个 suggested 的意思是“建议”，所以其后的宾语从句的谓语动词用虚拟语气，其中的 should 被省略了。
考点四、在下列含 suggest 的句式中，如果 suggest 表示“建议”时，其后的宾语从句的谓语动词仍然用虚拟语气。
句式一、 It's suggested that…… （有人建议……）例如：
① It's suggested that we （ should ） put on a short play at the party. 有人建议我们在晚会上演一个短剧。
② It has been suggested that Robert should go to Chicago and try to find a job there. 有人建议罗伯特到芝加哥去，设法在那里找个工作。
句式二、 What （ All that ） sb. suggests is that…… （某人建议的是……）例如：
① What I suggest is that we visit a class right away. 我的建议是我们马上去听课。
② What she suggested was that the clinic should make better use of those herbs. 她建议医疗站更好地利用那些草药。
考点五、名词 suggestion 的用法。
suggestion 作“建议”解，后面跟同位语从句时，以及 suggestion 用作主语，后面跟表语从句时，从句中的谓语动词均用虚拟语气。例如：
① My suggestion is that the work should be started at once. 我的建议是立即动工。
② The monitor's suggestion that she should come another day has not been accepted. 班长提出的她改天来的建议还是没有被接受。
考考你自己：从 A ， B ， C ， D 中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. The smile on his face suggested that he _______ happy to have given help to his classmates.
A. was B. should be C. had been D. would be
2. ______ that Mary leave it to him to repair the washing machine.
A. It is said B. It is suggested
C. It's hoped D. It's thought
3. It was ________ your suggestion that they set off on Sunday.
A. to B. in C. beyond D. at
4. Presently he made the suggestion that they _______ their conversation in French.
A. carry on B. carried on C. to carry on D. carrying on
5. （ 2001 上海春） He came to my class every week， but his attitude _________ he was not really interested in the subject.
A. expressed B. described C. explained D. suggested
6. She suggested _______ early so that we could catch the first train.
A. go get up B. getting up
C. get up D. to getting up
7. Was it she who suggested ________ the meeting off？
A. us to put B. to put
C. to us to put D. to us putting
8. I was about to leave the house when an idea suggested ________ to my mind.
A. themselves B. it C. itself D. its
9. All I suggest is that we _______ electric wires out of the reach of children.
A. keep B. shall keep C. kept D. be kept
10. Bob's doctor suggests ________ for a few weeks.
A. that he is resting B. he rest
C. he resting D. him to rest
Key：
1 － 5 ： ABDAD 6 － 10 ： BCCAB
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