Verbs with 2 objects Flashcards
Some verbs can be followed by 2 objects. The first is the IO, a person, the second the DO, a thing.
Can you bring me some milk from the shop?
He made himself a cup of coffee.
With verbs of 2 objects, it is possible to reverse the order puting FOR or TO before the IO.
FOR: build, book, buy, catch, choose, cook, fetch, find, get, make, order, pour, save.
TO: pass, ward, give, hand, lend, offer, owe, show, teach, tell, trow.
Use this order if the IO is a lot longer than the DO.
When DO is a pronoun, use this order too.
I built my daughter a doll’s house.
I built a doll’s house FOR my daughter.
Can you pass me the bandage?
Can you pass the bandage TO me?
Jasmin taught music TO a lot of children at school.
I gave them to Isa.
We bought it for them.
Some verbs with 2 objects cannot use FOR or TO:
Envy, allow, ask, cost, deny, forgive, guarantee, permit, refuse.
We all envied him his life.
Some verbs can only have the second object if it is a prepositional object.
TO: describe, admit, announce, demonstrate, explain, introduce, mention, point out, prove, report, say, suggest.
FOR: fix, book, collect, mend, repair.
She described the situation to me.
He fixed the trap for me.
He booked a room for her.
