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Verbs with two objects

I can use verbs with two objects in two different patterns.

£2) shall we get Rosy a preset?

Qwe could give her soi-ue sweets.
CD or we could her som-e
chocolate biscuits.

CZl we cat-v't sei-vd her biscuits!
They'll get broteeÿ I kv the post.
f~~) No, but i cat/v tatee theÿ to
her. I'm,visitiÿ her flt the
weefeeiAÿ.

Some verbs (like make,give, send and offer) can have In pattern 1 we always use to or for with the second
two objects. object.
Ann's takingabox ofchocolatebiscuitsto Rosy.
Ann's taking Rosy a boxof chocolate biscuits. We use to after the verbs bring,give, lend,offer,

pass;§end, teach-,tell-,threw,sell,shew,write.
Sentences with verbs with two objects can follow two
different patterns. We use for after buy,choose, cook, fetch,find, get,
leave,make,order, save.
Pattern 1
Let'ssendPetera message.
direct object to/for + object Let'ssenda message to Peter.
subject verb
(thing) (person/people) Couldyou order mea salad, please?
Couldyou order asaladfor me,please?
Mary teaches music to children.
I've left some pizza for you. When the direct object is a pronoun,we usually use

pattern 1.
Pattern2
'We can'tsendherbiscuits.'
indirect 'No, butI can take hem to her.'
object direct object
subject verb 'We can'tsendherbiscuits.'
(person/ (thing)
'No, but Ican take her ihem.'
people)
Mary teaches children music.
I've left you some pizza.

1 What didTanya send to her friends? Write sentences in pattern 1.
*
ÿ a letter / Leo 3 a postcard / Peter
_
she sefvt a letter to Leo.
1 a parcel / Polly 4 a text message /Tom

2 an email / Emily 5 a smoke signal /Sidney

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