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Keving Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Usage of the word "to" in the Dative case
Why is it that some verbs must be followed by "to" in the dative case, while others don't have to be?
Ex: I can - tell you, give you, send you, hand you, tell you, help you, show you...
But I must - Speak TO you, talk TO you, listen TO you
What is the reason for this?
What is a full list of verbs that must be followed by "to" in the Dative case?
Ex: I can - tell you, give you, send you, hand you, tell you, help you, show you...
But I must - Speak TO you, talk TO you, listen TO you
What is the reason for this?
What is a full list of verbs that must be followed by "to" in the Dative case?
Top answer
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Until a better informed person answers, I hope this will be helpful: (1) Most causative verbs (order, cause, force, get, etc.) take TO. (2) Two big exceptions are "make" and "have" (3) Two popular but non-causative verbs don't take "to": "let" and "help" (BUT you may use "to" after "help." (3)SOME verbs in objective complement constructions don't take "to": I HEARD the man laugh (feel, observe, s
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