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Listenever Posted 6 years ago
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His writing brings him $10 000 a year.

Oxford Leaner's Dictionaries has this meaning of "give/provide" under https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bring?q=bring:

give/provide

  • 2 to give or provide somebody/something with something
    • bring somebody/something sth They brought us some good news.
    • We'll bring you the election results as soon as we have them.
    • His writing brings him $10?000 a year.
    • bring something to somebody/something The team's new manager brings ten years' experience to the job.

Can the third example be rephrased as any one of the following?

a. His writing brings $10?000 to him a year.

b. His writing brings $10?000 a year to him.

c. His writing brings $10?000 for him a year.

d. His writing brings $10?000 a year for him.

  

Top answer

( b) is possible, but highly improbable.

  • ( b) is possible, but highly improbable.
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( b) is possible, but highly improbable.

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