The document discusses verb patterns with direct and indirect objects. It provides the example "Arthur bought a ring for Karen", where the ring is the direct object of what was bought, and Karen is the indirect object that the ring was intended for. Common verbs that follow the patterns of verb + direct object + indirect object or verb + direct object + for/to + indirect object are listed. Certain verbs cannot follow the word order of verb + subject + direct object.

1. Verb Patterns
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Introduction
Verbs with objects
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2. Arthur bought a ring for Karen
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3. Arthur bought a ring for Karen
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4. Arthur bought a ring for Karen
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5. Arthur bought a ring for Karen
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6. Arthur bought a ring for Karen
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7. This is the ring Arthur bought
Arthur bought a ring for Karen
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8. This is the ring Arthur bought
Arthur bought a ring for Karen
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9. This is the ring Arthur bought
Arthur bought a ring for Karen
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10. This is the ring Arthur bought
Arthur bought a ring for Karen
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11. This is the ring Arthur bought
Arthur bought a ring for Karen
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12. This is the ring Arthur bought
Arthur bought a ring for Karen
This is Arthur’s girlfriend
She will be receiving the ring
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13. the ring is the direct object
what was bought?
who is it for?
Karen is the indirect object
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14. Word Order
more common:
verb + person + thing verb + thing + to/for + person
Arthur bought Karen a ring Arthur bought a ring for Karen
The teacher gave us examples The teacher gave examples to us
My mom made me a cake My mom made a cake for me
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15. Word Order
Common verbs with the pattern: Common verbs with the pattern:
verb + thing + to + person verb + thing + for + person
- buy
- give - read
- lend - send - find
- offer - show - get
- pass - teach - make
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16. You can’t use this word order:
verb + person + thing
with certain verbs like:
- describe - This book describes tourists Paris to tourists
- explain - The teacher explained us the grammar to us
- say - She said me “hello” to me
- suggest - We suggested them a solution to them.
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