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verbs with two objects Take the boss these letters.

SOME VERBS THAT CAN HAVE TWO OBJECTS
bring buy cook fetch find get give lend make offer pass
pay promise read send show teach take tell write

Some verbs can have two objects. Two different structures are possible:
1 VERB + PERSON+THING 2 VERB +THING+ TO/FOR + PERSON

1gave Peter lunch yesterday. 1gave lunch to Peter yesterday.
Could you take the boss these letters? Could you take these letters to the boss?
I've made everybody tea. I've made tea for everybody.

Most often, we use verb + person + thing, especially with personal pronouns (me, you etc).
Can I show you my photos? I wrote her a long letter, but she never answered.
I'm going to put John to bed and tell him a story. I've bought you a present.

^ Change the structure.
► Send Alison the bill. ........................................................................

► I'll make some tea for you. ...............................................................

1 I lent Joe my bicycle yesterday........................................................................................................
2 I often read stories to Lucy..............................................................................................................
3 Carol teaches small children maths.................................................................................................
4 Ruth showed the photo to the others.............................................................................................
5 Amanda often gives her mother flowers.........................................................................................
6 Could you buy a newspaper for me? ............................................................................................
7 I found a hotel room for my parents................................................................................................
8 Pass this paper to Mr Andrews........................................................................................................

9 Luke has written a letter to Joy....................................................................................................... .
10 I want to get a good watch for Peter...............................................................................................

Who gave who what? Write sentences. Put the person before the thing.

JOE: chocolates —► SALLY: a book —► FRED: flowers —► ANNIE: a picture —► LUKE: a sweater

—► MARY: a camera — JOE *1

► J.?£ s a lly chocolates. 3

1 Sally........................................................... 4 ...............................................................
2 .................................................................... 5 ...............................................................

Can you complete these quotations w ith words from the box?

buy find give give lend /

► Friends, Romans, countrymen, ..{r?*#......me your ears. (Shakespeare: 'Julius Caesar')

1 A four-year-old child could understand this. Run out and........................me a four-year-old child.
(Groucho Marx: 'Duck Soup')
2 ........................me liberty o r........................ me death. (Patrick Henry)

3 Money can't........................you love. (Traditional)

We don't use describe, explain, say, suggest or borrow in the verb + person + thing structure.
(NOT Explain me this. NOT Sbe-said-me-'belle' NOT Can I borrow you a stamp?)

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