What is the difference between these two sentences?
Show these things to me.
Show me these things.
Liton Das What is the difference between these two sentences? Not much. One or the other will be more likely in a given context.
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Liton DasWhat is the difference between these two sentences?
Not much. One or the other will be more likely in a given context. For example:
John: Who should I show them to?
Mary: Show these things to me.
or
John: Which things should I show you?
Mary: Show me these things.
You need a context.
Boy: I found some keys in the street in front of the neighbor's house.
Mother: Show them to me.
(mother looks)
Mother: Hmm. I don't recognize them. Go next door and show them to Mrs. Lee.
Boy: I finished the maths problems that the teacher assigned for homework.
Mother: Show me your homework.