Communication
insist on doing something
firmly demand to do something
If you insist on doing something, you strongly say that you want to do it even when someone else offers another option.
Hear it in real life
Shall I pay for dinner?
No, please let me. I insist on paying.
My brother insisted on driving, even though I knew the route better.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My nan insists to pay.
Say: My nan insists on paying.
Use 'on' followed by the -ing form, not 'to' followed by the base verb.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
insist on doing something; insist on paying; insist that someone do something
Your turn: say it out loud
My brother insisted on driving, even though I knew the route better.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
insist on doing something
firmly demand to do something
“My brother insisted on driving, even though I knew the route better.”
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