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Fire1 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Can an object be dropped according to context?
In conversation or informal writing, do native English speakers often drop an object when it is understandable which object is dropped in a situation or according to context as in "Give (the book) to me", and "submit (the report) to me"?
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No. W say "Give it to me", and "submit it to me". Clive
- No.
- W say "Give it to me", and "submit it to me".
- Clive
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fire1do native English speakers often drop an object when it is understandable which object is dropped
Not often, and not in examples like those you asked about, but once in a great while the object is dropped when the object is very clear from the conversational context.
— Are you still playing tennis these days?
— Yes. In fact, we
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