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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Handed it out or handed it out to them

Hi. Please help. Do we need the part in bold to be correct for each of these?

1. He called out the names and handed out the assignments to them.
2. He said "hi" to them and handed out the food to them.

If we do, why don't we need an object pronoun for this? I think we don't need the pronoun "it" in the sentence below. For this, say that he doesn't understand the answer and wants the instructor to explain it once more.

Please explain (it?) one more time.
  

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To them is optional in 1&2. Anonymous he doesn't understand the answer and wants the instructor to explain it once more. "It" is optional here.

— Avangi

  • To them is optional in 1&2.
  • Anonymous he doesn't understand the answer and wants the instructor to explain it once more.
  • "It" is optional here.
  • "To explain" can be transitive or intransitive.
  • It doesn't necessarily require an object.
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To them is optional in 1&2.
Anonymous he doesn't understand the answer and wants the instructor to explain it once more.
"It" is optional here. "To explain" can be transitive or intransitive. It doesn't necessarily require an object.

I asked her to explain.
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Thank you very much. Please help me with this, too. Should we have the object pronoun, which is in bold letters, in this sentence? Thank you in advance for your help.

He called out some students and gave them assignments.
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I think the "them" is helpful here.
Only the ones who were called out were given assignments.
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