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|ask | |ask | ||
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|bake | |bake | ||
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|bear | |bear | ||
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|begrudge | |begrudge | ||
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|bet | |bet | ||
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|book | |book | ||
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|bring | |bring | ||
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|buy | |buy | ||
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|carve | |carve | ||
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|cook | |cook | ||
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|cost | |cost | ||
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|do | |do | ||
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|envy | |envy | ||
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|excuse | |excuse | ||
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|feed | |feed | ||
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|fetch | |fetch | ||
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|find | |find | ||
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|fix | |fix | ||
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|forgive | |forgive | ||
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|get | |get | ||
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|give | |give | ||
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|hand | |hand | ||
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|kick | |kick | ||
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|knit | |knit | ||
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|lend | |lend | ||
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|mail | |mail | ||
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|make | |make | ||
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|order | |order | ||
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|owe | |owe | ||
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|paint | |paint | ||
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|pass | |pass | ||
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|pay | |pay | ||
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|read | |read | ||
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|sell | |sell | ||
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|send | |send | ||
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|serve | |serve | ||
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|set | |set | ||
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|sew | |sew | ||
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|ship | |ship | ||
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|show | |show | ||
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|sing | |sing | ||
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|teach | |teach | ||
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|tell | |tell | ||
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|throw | |throw | ||
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|toss | |toss | ||
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|write | |write | ||
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Revision as of 20:50, 10 December 2021
English Double object verbs
Hello English learners! 😃
In today's lesson, we're going to study English verbs that can have two objects.
The Double Object Construction
In English, some verbs have 2 objects:
- an indirect object
- and a direct object.
| Subject | Verb | Indirect object | Direct object |
|---|---|---|---|
| She | brought | her father | some fruits. |
| My husband | sent | her | a letter |
| She | cooked | all her friends | a delicious cake. |
These clauses have the following structure:
VERB + NOUN (indirect object) + NOUN (direct object)
List of double object verbs
| Verb | Sentence Example |
| ask | |
| bake | |
| bear | |
| begrudge | |
| bet | |
| book | |
| bring | |
| buy | |
| carve | |
| cook | |
| cost | |
| do | |
| envy | |
| excuse | |
| feed | |
| fetch | |
| find | |
| fix | |
| forgive | |
| get | |
| give | |
| hand | |
| kick | |
| knit | |
| lend | |
| make | |
| order | |
| owe | |
| paint | |
| pass | |
| pay | |
| read | |
| sell | |
| send | |
| serve | |
| set | |
| sew | |
| ship | |
| show | |
| sing | |
| teach | |
| tell | |
| throw | |
| toss | |
| write |