suggest vs suggests

Both 'suggest' and 'suggests' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Suggest' is the base form of the verb and is used with plural subjects like 'they suggest,' while 'suggests' is the third person singular form and is used with singular subjects like 'he suggests.'

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suggest

Correct. 'Suggest' is the base form of the verb and is used with plural subjects.

Use 'suggest' with plural subjects like 'they suggest' or 'we suggest.'

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Anyone can suggest changing a name.
Internal evidence may suggest he was a valvassor.
Some suggest cutting off financial assistance under the TACIS programme.
The rough edges suggest that it was hand-forged.
Voluntary eye movements suggest conscious thought.
And these puncture wounds suggest an injection site.
Preliminary investigations suggest that this was suicide.
Yes, sir, that I suggest.
But their open mouths suggest the animals are whinnying.
We have phone records that suggest otherwise.
The rounded supraorbital margins suggest the victim was male.
The pattern of bruises suggest large hands.
These theories suggest that history immune effort.
But muscle attachments suggest he was fit.
Experts suggest Replacement of inefficient estates and smallholdings with well-equipped farms.
The numbers suggest a universe of possibilities.
Nevertheless, "battle-scarred" would suggest...
Initial scans suggest your nervous system has been compromised.
Initial studies in humans suggest some similar effects.
However, recent guidelines suggest that spectrophotometry should be performed.

Alternatives:

propose
recommend
advise
put forward
offer

suggests

Correct. 'Suggests' is the third person singular form of the verb and is used with singular subjects.

Use 'suggests' with singular subjects like 'he suggests' or 'she suggests.'

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His increased adrenaline suggests that he has vital Dalek information.
Postmortem lividity suggests that Seaman Petty was killed on scene.
Jacques Plassard suggests his vision in a synthetic picture.
Then LookingGlass suggests a plan to attack police stations.
Your response to several questions... suggests possible deception.
Surprising evidence suggests it just might.
He suggests Caracal 9x19s. Semi-automatic, 86mm.
Lung tissue suggests exposure to chloroform.
Asymmetrical tissue damage suggests a serrated blade.
And yet her diary suggests otherwise.
Subdermal bruising suggests that our suspect may be male.
Which suggests an accomplice within the family.
The satellite imagery suggests they are unable to continue the pursuit.
This evidence suggests that collectivist thinking reduces the social loafing effect.
Evolutionary psychology suggests that this indicates a so-called face-reading module.
Donkey suggests everyone sing Christmas carols.
Which suggests low-powder, low-velocity rounds were used.
History suggests that the notorious assassin seeks foreign asylum.
The fracture pattern suggests a wrenching motion.
That suggests suicide, not murder.

Alternatives:

proposes
recommends
advises
puts forward
offers

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