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DOUBLE OBJECT VERBS Verb patterns with prepositions
DIRECT OBJECT INDIRECT OBJECT
The direct object is the person
or thing that an action happens
to. The indirect object receives Some verb patterns include prepositions. Prepositions See also:
the same action. If the indirect cannot be followed by infinitives, so these verb patterns Infinitives and participles 51
object is the focus of the only use gerunds. Verb patterns 52 Prepositions 105
sentence, it comes after the
direct object plus “to” or “for.”
VERB WITH PREPOSITION AND GERUND
The preposition is dropped when
the order of the objects is reversed. If a preposition is followed
by a verb, the verb must be
a gerund (the “-ing” form).
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Gerund

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USING DOUBLE OBJECT VERBS WITH PRONOUNS

If the direct object is a
pronoun, it must come
before the indirect object.
VERB WITH OBJECT, PREPOSITION, AND GERUND
If a verb takes an
If the indirect object is a object, that object must
pronoun, it can come before come between the verb
or after the direct object. and the preposition.

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