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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
| 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 |