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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

hold out

I hold out him three pens.

I hold out an apple to the elephant.

Are these sentences correct? [hold out = extended my arm over the receiver side to give him that thing, I think]
  

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The first one needs rearranging: I hold out three pens to him.

— Mister Micawber

  • The first one needs rearranging: I hold out three pens to him.
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The first one needs rearranging:

I hold out three pens to him.
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Thank you Mister Micawber.

I hold out him three pens. I think this sentence structure looks similar to, "I asked him three questions" Then what's wrong with this.
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Looks are not everything, Gary. Some verbs will tolerate no preposition and others will not:

I asked him
I told him
I gave him

(X) I said him
(X) I held out him
(X) I talked him
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