Monday, December 26, 2011

What is a ditransitive verb?


What is a ditransitive verb?


Definition:

Ditransitive Verb is one that takes both direct object and an indirect object.

Ex: 
My father  gave me a shirt.. 
The shirt is the direct object, what he gave, and me is the indirect object, the person he gave it to. This sentence can also be written  'My father gave a shirt to me.'


Some more examples.


He gave Abdul hundred rupees.

He passed Abdul the ball.

I brought him a pen.

He told me a story

Some Ditransitive Verbs in English

All of the verbs below can be used in a ditransitive way, though they can all be used with just one object, and sometimes none.


accord.....................................................................................................................
afford.....................................................................................................................
allocate.....................................................................................................................
allow.....................................................................................................................
appoint.....................................................................................................................
ask.....................................................................................................................
assign.....................................................................................................................
assure.....................................................................................................................
award.....................................................................................................................
bake.....................................................................................................................
bet.....................................................................................................................
bring.....................................................................................................................
build.....................................................................................................................
buy.....................................................................................................................
call.....................................................................................................................
catch.....................................................................................................................
cause.....................................................................................................................
charge.....................................................................................................................
cook.....................................................................................................................
cost.....................................................................................................................
cut.....................................................................................................................
deal.....................................................................................................................
deliver.....................................................................................................................
deny.....................................................................................................................
design.....................................................................................................................
do.....................................................................................................................
draw.....................................................................................................................
drop.....................................................................................................................
earn.....................................................................................................................
feed.....................................................................................................................
find.....................................................................................................................
fine.....................................................................................................................
forgive.....................................................................................................................
get.....................................................................................................................
give.....................................................................................................................
grant.....................................................................................................................
guarantee.............................................................................................................
hand.....................................................................................................................
hunt.....................................................................................................................
keep.....................................................................................................................
leave.....................................................................................................................
lend.....................................................................................................................
lose.....................................................................................................................
make.....................................................................................................................
name.....................................................................................................................
offer.....................................................................................................................
order.....................................................................................................................
overpay.................................................................................................................
owe.....................................................................................................................
pass.....................................................................................................................
pay.....................................................................................................................
permit...................................................................................................................
play.....................................................................................................................
prescribe..............................................................................................................
profit.....................................................................................................................
promise.................................................................................................................
purchase................................................................................................................
quote.....................................................................................................................
read.....................................................................................................................
refuse.....................................................................................................................
render.....................................................................................................................
save.....................................................................................................................
sell.....................................................................................................................
send.....................................................................................................................
serve...................................................................................................................
set.....................................................................................................................
show.....................................................................................................................
spare.....................................................................................................................
supply...................................................................................................................
take.....................................................................................................................
teach.....................................................................................................................
tell.....................................................................................................................
throw..................................................................................................................
win.....................................................................................................................
wish.....................................................................................................................
write.....................................................................................................................


  • Make sentences as much as possible using the above ditransitive verbs.

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