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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Lend me the ruler
Can I say,
(a) Please lend your ruler to me.
(b) Please lend the / your ruler.
(c) Can you lend the ruler to / for me?
(a) Please lend your ruler to me.
(b) Please lend the / your ruler.
(c) Can you lend the ruler to / for me?
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Vincent Teo (a) Please lend your ruler to me. " (b) Please lend the / your ruler. >> The indirect object "me" is missing.
- Vincent Teo (a) Please lend your ruler to me.
- " (b) Please lend the / your ruler.
- >> The indirect object "me" is missing.
- It is more natural to include it.
- (c) Can you lend the ruler to / for me?
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Vincent Teo(a) Please lend your ruler to me. >> This is best of the choices, but I would more naturally say "Please lend me your ruler."
(b) Please lend the / your ruler.>> The indirect object "me" is missing. It is more natural to include it.
(c) Can you lend the ruler to / for me?>> "can" strictly implies ability, but
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Hi,
Can I say,
(a) Please lend your ruler to me. Yes.
(b) Please lend the / your ruler. Yes, but it has an unusual meaning.
(c) Can you lend the ruler to / for me? Yes. But 'to' and 'for' have different meanings. I'm sure you mean 'to'.
Clive
Can I say,
(a) Please lend your ruler to me. Yes.
(b) Please lend the / your ruler. Yes, but it has an unusual meaning.
(c) Can you lend the ruler to / for me? Yes. But 'to' and 'for' have different meanings. I'm sure you mean 'to'.
Clive
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