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[aysaa]

Hi,

I have 2 questions about the verb 'insist'.

1) Stop insisting on me. ( Can we use the verb 'insist' in this way?)

2) Can we use that with the verb such as 'insist, recommend',...etc?

Insist + to (in order to)... Can you please construct a sentence ?

Thanks.

 

[Chicken Sandwich]

Hi,

I have 2 questions about the verb 'insist'.

1) Stop insisting on me. ( Can we use the verb 'insist' in this way?)

NOT A TEACHER

It sounds wrong to me. What are you trying to say?

 

[aysaa]

Insist me... I don't know how to utter. :-(

Can you please check the second question?

 

[Luuster2]

I think for the first question:

-On and then it Sounds right

1) Stop insisting me.

I'm not a teacher either.

 

[emsr2d2]

Hi,

I have 2 questions about the verb 'insist'.

1) Stop insisting on me. ( Can we use the verb 'insist' in this way?) No.

2) Can we use that with the verb such as 'insist, recommend',...etc?

Insist + to (in order to)... No.

Can you please construct a sentence?

Thanks.

1) Stop insisting that I + bare infinitive (example: Stop insisting that I go to the cinema with you.)
2) I insist that you go to bed.
I recommend that you go to bed.

 

[aysaa]

1) I think it is better to say: Stop insisting to me.

2) I suggest Michael (in order) to play the part of Hamlet.

If I say that, I am suggesting to someone else, not Michael, that Michael should play Hamlet.

or

When I was a child, I always used to insist (in order) to play football in the garden.

I can't figure out why we can't use 'infinitives ' in a sense of expressing the idea of "in order to do something."

 

[Barb_D]

1) I think it is better to say: Stop insisting to me.

You can think that, but "Stop insisting that I ..." is the way to say it.

2) I suggest Michael (in order) to play the part of Hamlet.

If I say that, I am suggesting to someone else, not Michael, that Michael should play Hamlet.
No - I suggest Michael play the part of Hamelt. Not "to." Subjunctive getst the bare infinitive.

or

When I was a child, I always used to insist (in order) to play football in the garden.
No. I always used to insiste on playing football in the garden.

I can't figure out why we can't use 'infinitives ' in a sense of expressing the idea of "in order to do something."

It just is.

 

[emsr2d2]

1) I think it is better to say: Stop insisting to me.
You are wrong. We simply do not say "insist to" in this way.
2) I suggest Michael (in order) to play the part of Hamlet.
No. "I suggest that Michael play the part of Hamlet" or "I suggest Michael for the role of Hamlet".

When I was a child, I always used to insist (in order) to play football in the garden.
When I was a child, I always used to insist on playing football in the garden.

I can't figure out why we can't use 'infinitives ' in a sense of expressing the idea of "in order to do something."
"Insist" and "recommend" have nothing to do with "in order to do something".

I insist that Michael play the role of Hamlet.
He insisted on Michael playing Hamlet.
I always used to insist on playing football in the garden.
I insist that you play football in the garden.

I asked Michael if he was prepared to lose some weight in order to play the role of Hamlet.

 

[charliedeut]

I'm not a teacher either.

Then please change your profile settings. At present, you say you are a teacher.

 

[emsr2d2]

I think for the first question:

-On and then it Sounds right

1) Stop insisting me.

I'm not a teacher either.

Please check your profile. I am having trouble believing that you are an American native English speaker who is an academic and a teacher, based on this post (not least because you actually said "I'm not a teacher either").