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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Using the preposition "to"

Hi, forgive me for not knowing all of the proper grammatical terms involved. Essentially I want to know which is the correct sentence:
1) You should send a letter to the appropriate person and your friend.
2) You should send a letter to the appropriate person and to your friend.

The difference is having the word "to" in there an extra time. I feel like the second "to" is necessary but I am not sure. If possible, if you could cite a website or something else to verify your answer, that would be extremely helpful in supporting your answer to a 3rd party.

Thank you!
  

Top answer

The second to would, indeed, indicate a third party.

— Philip

  • The second to would, indeed, indicate a third party.
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The second to would, indeed, indicate a third party.
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Thank you Philip!

Is the second "to" grammatically necessary, or just preferred/better?

What about this sentence:
1) You should send the letter to Bill and Sam.
2) You should send the letter to Bill and to Sam.

Is the second "to" grammatically necessary to show that you are sending the letter to two separate entities? Do you know of any webpages I can check out t
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Anonymous1) You should send the letter to Bill and Sam.
It is ambiguous - you could be sending one letter to them at a shared address, or two letters at separate addresses.
Anonymous2) You should send the letter to Bill and to Sam.
It is unambiguous.

You can avoid the second "to" if you insist on two separate lett
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Thank you AlpheccaStars. That was very helpful!
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