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Make me many enemies

Hi,

I am vague as to [His ruthless behavior made him many enemies.].

[him]------many enemies are for him (for shows purpose)?

In [Will you make me a cup of coffee?], Emotion: it wasnt me: a cup of coffee that is directed towards me?

Are the [him] and Emotion: it wasnt me given the right explaination?

Thanks a lot.
  

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If you "have" enemies, you might say they are yours. ) "Him" is the indirect object. ) His good personality made him many friends.

  • If you "have" enemies, you might say they are yours.
  • ) "Him" is the indirect object.
  • ) His good personality made him many friends.
  • "Directed toward me" is a bit misleading.
  • Can you buy a car for me?
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If you "have" enemies, you might say they are yours. (No, not for show purposes.)

"Him" is the indirect object.

It's similar to "Make me a sandwich." (Make a sandwich for me - to be mine.)

His good personality made him many friends.

"Directed toward me" is a bit misleading.

Can you buy a car for me? Can you buy me a car?
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Hi,

Thanks a lot Avangi.

Rember you teaching:

"Directed toward me" is a bit misleading.

The short form indirect object doesn't always work:

Your teachings and examples make an effective communication platform.

Could I use them to get your further teaching?

To your teaching, can I rephrase them?

1. "Make me a sandwich."
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Hi,

Can you scratch my back for me?

Rephrased: Can you scratch my back in order to improve the condition of my itchs / or as a help to my itchs?

This case has me find I was fault: the [to] in "Give a ball to me." shows [directed towards].

Because that sentence can be repharsed : "Give me a ball." that means [a ball to b
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I'll have to get back to you on one through four. I'm a bit frazzled.

Give a ball to me. Give me a ball. Give me the ball.

Throw a ball to me. Throw me a ball. Throw me the ball.

"Ball" is the direct object and "me" is the indirect object in all of these.

The preposition we use to introduce the indirect object depends on the type of action inv
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Your second try at the back scratching rephrase is grammatical and logical, where your first attempt was not.

But it's probably not something you'd want to say at a party.

Your first four "so as to" rephrasings do not work, in my opinion.

Well, I guess #2 is technically correct, but a native speaker would not say it.

The form should be: do something so as

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