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Vicloic Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
give or send
i am confused about two verbs, to give and to send.
it's due to my mother tongue, and i don't know how to explain it.
is the sentence "he gave me a watch as a gift." the same as the sentence "he sent me a watch as a gift."?
it's due to my mother tongue, and i don't know how to explain it.
is the sentence "he gave me a watch as a gift." the same as the sentence "he sent me a watch as a gift."?
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give means a lot of things but it mainly means to put in someone's hands. She gave me a cigarette (She put the cigarette in my hands) send means to give something to someone, but through someone else. I sent her flowers (I bought flowers in a shop, and someone delivered them for me)
- give means a lot of things but it mainly means to put in someone's hands.
- She gave me a cigarette (She put the cigarette in my hands) send means to give something to someone, but through someone else.
- I sent her flowers (I bought flowers in a shop, and someone delivered them for me)
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give means a lot of things but it mainly means to put in someone's hands. She gave me a cigarette (She put the cigarette in my hands)
send means to give something to someone, but through someone else. I sent her flowers (I bought flowers in a shop, and someone delivered them for me)
send means to give something to someone, but through someone else. I sent her flowers (I bought flowers in a shop, and someone delivered them for me)
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Both are transitive verb
Give : to offer something to someone
For example:
They never gave me a chance.
[We don't use]: They never sent me a chance.
Sent : to cause something to go from one place to another
For example:
I will send her a letter/fax/parcel/postcard next week.
She sent a message with John to say that she couldn
Give : to offer something to someone
For example:
They never gave me a chance.
[We don't use]: They never sent me a chance.
Sent : to cause something to go from one place to another
For example:
I will send her a letter/fax/parcel/postcard next week.
She sent a message with John to say that she couldn
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i am confused about two verbs, to give and to send.
it's due to my mother tongue, and i don't know how to explain it.
is the sentence "he gave me a watch as a gift." the same as the sentence "he sent me a watch as a gift."?
Maybe, but maybe not
The two verbs (gave and sent) can be very similar. If you send something to someone, you us
it's due to my mother tongue, and i don't know how to explain it.
is the sentence "he gave me a watch as a gift." the same as the sentence "he sent me a watch as a gift."?
Maybe, but maybe not
The two verbs (gave and sent) can be very similar. If you send something to someone, you us
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