Do we need to use prepositions with "buy"?
I found the following sentence on a website. However, I cannot understand the associated grammar rules. I mean, why they haven't used a preposition before "their children"?
Some parents buy their children a large number of toys to play with.
If I had written this sentence, I would write it as the following sentence.
Some parents buy a large number of toys for their children to play with.
Therefore, I would really appreciate it if someone could explain this scenario and provide me with some websites to read about this further.
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dileepa Some parents buy their children a large number of toys to play with. dileepa Some parents buy a large number of toys for their children to play with. Both sentences are correct.
- dileepa Some parents buy their children a large number of toys to play with.
- dileepa Some parents buy a large number of toys for their children to play with.
- Both sentences are correct.
- Their children is an indirect object .
- Many verbs can be constructed in two ways.
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dileepaSome parents buy their children a large number of toys to play with.
dileepaSome parents buy a large number of toys for their children to play with.
Both sentences are correct. Their children is an indirect object. Many verbs can be constructed in two ways. Examples:
He gave me a book
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