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Mr-Taciturn Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

tell to someone

1b01u00J. R. R. Tolkien used to make up his own stories to 01font00tell to 02font00his children02u00.02b02br
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00What do you think of the usage of ''01b00TO'02b00' following 01b00tell.02b02br
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00 Is it a typho, or a possible usage? 02br
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00If not a typho, what is difference between 01b01i00tell children02i02b00 and 01b01i00tell to children02i02b00 01b00?02b02br
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01b00Looking forward to your invaluable explanation ..02b0-
  

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  • 02br 02br 00No typo02br 02br 01b 00''Stories to tell to children02b 00'' = stories (to tell = infinitive clause modifying 'stories') to children02br 02br 00stories 01font 00to02font 00 children02br 02br 01font 00't02font 01font 00o02font 00' does not hinge on the verb tell0-
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0J. R. R. Tolkien used to make up his own stories to 01font00tell to00 02font00his children.02br
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00No typo02br
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01b00''Stories to tell to children02b00'' = stories (to tell = infinitive clause modifying 'stories') to children02br
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0 I think the key here is the word "stories". You can tell (narrate) stories to someone, e.g. "I enjoy telling stories to my children." 0-
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0 in this situation, it looks like tell is not a verb.02br
00The sentence can be broken up to following:02br
00J. R. R. Tolkien / used to make up / his own stories to tell / to his children.02br
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00It is a classic example of S.V.O.O. IMHO.02br
00"to" could have as easily been replaced with "for." 0-
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01cite10Sashasaski12cite10in this situation, it looks like tell is not a verb. The sentence can be broken up to following: J. R. R. Tolkien / used to make up / his own stories to tell / to his children. It is a classic example of S.V.O.O. IMHO. "to" could have as easily been replaced with "for."12blockquote
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01cite10Sashasaski12cite10in this situation, it looks like tell is not a verb. The sentence can be broken up to following: J. R. R. Tolkien / used to make up / his own stories to tell / to his children. It is a classic example of S.V.O.O. IMHO. "to" could have as easily been replaced with "for."12blockquote
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01cite10Inchoateknowledge12cite10J. R. R. Tolkien used to make up his own stories to 11font10tell 11del10to12del10 12font10his children.12br
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10What about this book title ;02b
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20J. R. R. Tolkien used to make up his own stories to 21font20tell 21del20to22del20 22font20his children.22br
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1b00''Stories to tell to children02b00'' = stories (to tell = infinitive clause modifying 'stories') to children02br
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01cite10Inchoateknowledge12cite11b10''Stories to tell to children12b10'' = stories (to tell = infinitive clause modifying 'stories') to children12br
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10stories 11font10to12font10 children12br
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01cite10Inchoateknowledge12cite11b10''Stories to tell to children12b10'' = stories (to tell = infinitive clause modifying 'stories') to children12br
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10stories 11font10to12font10 children12br
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