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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

donate

Can I say,

(a) He donates to the beggar.
  

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Yes. A similar construction: 'I drove to church'. The verbs donate and drive are ditransitive, which means that they can take a direct object and an indirect object, but this does not mean that either must be present.

— Lovek323

  • Yes.
  • A similar construction: 'I drove to church'.
  • The verbs donate and drive are ditransitive, which means that they can take a direct object and an indirect object, but this does not mean that either must be present.
  • It would be fine to say 'He donated' or 'I drove'.
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Yes. A similar construction: 'I drove to church'. The verbs donate and drive are ditransitive, which means that they can take a direct object and an indirect object, but this does not mean that either must be present. It would be fine to say 'He donated' or 'I drove'.
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