Send/give someone off/away/back something
1. I sent him back the parcel yesterday.
2. I sent him off the parcel yesterday.
3. I sent him away the parcel yesterday.
4. I gave him back the parcel yesterday.
5. I gave him off the parcel yesterday.
6. I gave him away the parcel yesterday.
I wonder whether they're all correct English and about the meanings of them, and could you please mark marginally acceptable sentences with * ?
Top answer
1 and 4 are correct. Using "to send off" does not make sense in this context, and "to give away" does not mean the same as the verbs in 1 and 4.
- 1 and 4 are correct.
- Using "to send off" does not make sense in this context, and "to give away" does not mean the same as the verbs in 1 and 4.
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1 and 4 are correct.
Using "to send off" does not make sense in this context, and "to give away" does not mean the same as the verbs in 1 and 4.
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1. I sent him back the parcel yesterday.
I had received it from him some time earlier. I returned it to him.
2. I sent him off the parcel yesterday.
That would be OK without either the 'him' or the 'off'. It doesn't work with both.
3. I sent him away the parcel yesterday.
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