double object verbs
Some verbs, like give and bring can have two different patterns after them:
Noun Phrase (Subject) Verb Phrase Noun Phrase(Direct object) Prepositional
phrase
She
They gave
brought some money
a lot of food to the old man
for the animals
>>>> <<<<
Noun Phrase (Subject) Verb Phrase Noun Phrase
(Indirect object) Noun Phrase
(Direct object)
She
They gave
brought the old man
the animals some money
a lot of food
These verbs are called double object verbs. When we have two noun phrases after the verb the first noun phrase is the indirect object and the second noun phrase is the direct object.
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Hi The grammar exercises are great. Though I still make mistakes, I am happy to learn new things. I have some problems with speaking, I guess chats with native speakers will help me, but there is not a such thing here. It would be great to talk to someone about the given themes and to use the given vocabulary. Thanks
Can you help me? Are the two following versions containing a clause possible?
They wanted to sho the English whta it was like ...
They wanted to show to the English what it was like ...
Thanks. Sigrid
Hello Sigrid,
The first one is OK, but not the second. However, you could say 'They wanted to show what it was like to the English.'
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
Thanks a lot. Your answer was very helpful. I couldn't find any examples in the grammar books/ sections I consulted that had an object-clause instead of a direct object..
By the way, sorry about the typing mistakes.
hi
i cannot understand 7-9-11-10-12
Hi,
Have you clicked on 'check answers' to see the correct version?
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi and thank you for these lessons.
for me the clause "she gave the old man some money" does not sound logical
Did you wrote those two clauses in that way to show us how they do not make sense? or are they grammatically correct?
Hi JSSierra
There is nothing wrong with that. To give somebody something is a common expression.
Thanks
Jack
The LearnEnglish Team
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