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Healer Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Teach

"Some subjects are difficult to teach to kids."
I found the above sentence on a language web site. It sounds unnatural to me, because “teach to someone” is hardly heard, but “teach someone”.

Could we say “teach to”? If possible, any difference in meaning?
If you agree with me, how could I reword the sentence to make it natural?

By the same token, we say the following.
give him
give him this
give John
give John this
But
give this to him
give this to John

Are these constructs applicable to “teach” as well as all verbs that involve a direct object and an indirect object?

  

Top answer

healer verbs that involve a direct object and an indirect object = ditransitive verbs This is another name for those verbs. healer Are these constructs applicable to “teach” as well as all verbs that involve a direct object and an indirect object? Yes.

— CalifJim

  • healer verbs that involve a direct object and an indirect object = ditransitive verbs This is another name for those verbs.
  • healer Are these constructs applicable to “teach” as well as all verbs that involve a direct object and an indirect object?
  • Yes.
  • healer It sounds unnatural to me No.
  • It's fine.
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healerverbs that involve a direct object and an indirect object

= ditransitive verbs

This is another name for those verbs.

healerAre these constructs applicable to “teach” as well as all verbs that involve a direct object and an indirect object?

Yes.

healer It sounds unnatural to m
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