Learn English – “Advise doing ” vs “suggest doing “

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Are "advise somebody doing something" and "suggest somebody doing something" grammatically correct?

For example:

I suggested us (rather than "we") going in my car.
I advised us (rather than "we") going in my car.

Best Answer

In the case of "suggest", the two options that come to mind are:

I suggested going in my car.

and

I suggested (that) we go in my car.

You cannot say directly "to suggest someone something", nor can you say "to suggest (to) do something".
See further explanation on English Teacher Melanie and more examples of the correct usage of this verb on Oxford Learner's Dictionaries.

Using "advise" doesn't sound right in this context. If there were a third person saying it, the sentence could be:

He advised us to go in my car.

More correct usage of "advise" on Oxford Learner's Dictionaries.

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