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Kekel Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

I gave her the car or gave the car to her

I don't understand if those sentences change meaning!!

I gave her the car
I gave the car to her

can many verbs can have these two forms?

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Hi Kekel There is no difference in meaning. The right patterns have to be learned for all verbs. However, many verbs that indicate something goes from one person to another behave in the same way: I gave her a car.

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  • Hi Kekel There is no difference in meaning.
  • The right patterns have to be learned for all verbs.
  • However, many verbs that indicate something goes from one person to another behave in the same way: I gave her a car.
  • I gave a car to her.
  • I sent her a book.
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Hi Kekel

There is no difference in meaning. The right patterns have to be learned for all verbs. However, many verbs that indicate something goes from one person to another behave in the same way:

I gave her a car.
I gave a car to her.

I sent her a book.
I sent a book to her.

But:
I bought her a car.
I bought a car for
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