A suggestion is an idea or possible action offered for someone to consider.

The idea

Use make a suggestion or have a suggestion. Name the topic with a suggestion for lunch or a suggestion about the route. The plural is suggestions.

Examples

  • I have a suggestion for our next meeting.
  • She made a useful suggestion about the route.
  • Do you have any suggestions for lunch?
  • The team considered his suggestion carefully.
  • They rejected the first suggestion and tried another.
  • Her suggestion was to leave earlier.

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Watch out

A suggestion is offered for consideration; it is not automatically an instruction or an accepted plan.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the noun for an idea offered for consideration. Here is an idea for you to consider: I have a ___. (suggestion / receipt)

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    suggestion

    Suggestion names the idea offered for consideration.

  2. Choose the preposition introducing the lunch topic. Do you have any suggestions ___ lunch? (for / from)

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    for

    For introduces the intended topic, lunch.

  3. Choose the verb showing the idea was not accepted. The team did not accept the idea; they ___ the suggestion. (rejected / accepted)

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    rejected

    Rejected shows the team did not accept the suggestion.

Use it today

Make a suggestion for a shared activity and ask another person for an alternative.