Sugest:

1. Suggest that someone do something

Suggest is most commonly followed by a that-clause in which the subjunctive is

used: subject + suggest + (that*) + subject + subjunctive

2. Suggest doing something: suggest + gerund

3. Suggest something

This is the form to use when you are talking directly TO someone! However, you do

not need to say who you are talking to.

Explain:

● You explain something TO someone

● You explain TO someone something

Say:

● You say something

● We use say to ask about language

● We use say to report someone's words

Tell:

● You tell someone something

● Tell is usually followed immediately by a person.

● We use tell in indirect questions

● We use tell with some wh- words. You can tell someone where something is,

why something happened, when we want to do something

● You can tell a story or a joke

Recommended:

● To tell somebody that something is good or useful, or that somebody would

be suitable for a particular job, etc.

● To advise a particular course of action; to advise somebody to do something

Subject + recommended + object + to + pronoun

Or

Subject + recommended + that + pronoun + should + infinitive verb etc.