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This time he gave to the poor the money he had set aside for her sister.
The sentence has been taken from a book. Why is there 'to' before the indirect object 'the poor'? Please explain it to me.
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The use of "to" is because "the poor" is the indirect object. " it sounds like "the poor" is the direct object and he is moving "the poor" around. " For example, he could have written: This time he gave the money he had set aside for her sister to the poor.
- The use of "to" is because "the poor" is the indirect object.
- " it sounds like "the poor" is the direct object and he is moving "the poor" around.
- " For example, he could have written: This time he gave the money he had set aside for her sister to the poor.
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The use of "to" is because "the poor" is the indirect object. If you say "He gave the poor..." it sounds like "the poor" is the direct object and he is moving "the poor" around. Put the core sentence in a more normal order and see if that helps: "He gave the money to the poor." The trouble is that the writer is trying to get "the money" next to its modifier without separating it too
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