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Mango olive 390 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Will be send to you / will be sent you

The items will be sent to you as soon as possible
The items will be sent you as soon as possible.
The items will be send you as soon as possible.

Can you tell me which of them are correct?
  

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Only the first is grammatical. The verb send in the active form works like this: a) You send someone something or b) You send something to someone In the passive, you have 1) Someone is sent something or 2) Something is sent to someone . "The items" qualifies as "something", so you are using 2).

— Henry74

  • Only the first is grammatical.
  • The verb send in the active form works like this: a) You send someone something or b) You send something to someone In the passive, you have 1) Someone is sent something or 2) Something is sent to someone .
  • "The items" qualifies as "something", so you are using 2).
  • Alternatively, you can use 1): - You will be sent the items as soon as possible.
  • H.
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Only the first is grammatical.

The verb send in the active form works like this:
a) You send someone something or
b) You send something to someone

In the passive, you have
1) Someone is sent something or
2) Something is sent to someone.

"The items" qualifies as "something", so you are using 2). Alternatively, you can use
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the items will be sent you as soon as possible
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The items will be sent to you as soon as possible.
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The items will be send you as soon as possible.

The items will be sent to you as soon as possible
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mango olive 390The items will be send you as soon as possible.
Incorrect.
mango olive 390The items will be sent to you as soon as possible You need a full stop here.
Correct.
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