Have two objects

PREPOSITIONS

Prepositions are words which begin prepositional phrases.

A prepositional phrase is a group of words containing a preposition, a noun or pronoun object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the object.

A preposition sits in front of (is “pre-positioned” before) its object.

The following words are the most commonly used prepositions:

 It is useful to locate prepositional phrases in sentences since any noun or pronoun within the prepositional phrase must be the preposition’s object and, therefore, cannot be misidentified as a verb’s direct object.

To the store is a prepositional phrase.

Store is the object of the preposition to, not the direct object of the verb drove.


1. Some verbs have two objects –an indirect object 

and a direct object:

verb + object of verb + preposition + object of 

prepositions 

These clauses have the structure: 

V + N (indirect object) + N (direct object)

2. We can use a prepositional 

phrase with to or for with an indirect object:

These clauses have the structure : V + N (direct 

object) + Prepositional phrase (indirect object)

3. Common verbs with for and an indirect 

object are:

• book
• buy
• get
• cook
• keep
• bring
• make
• pour
• save
• find

They booked a table for me at the restaurant.

We made toys for all the children.

4. Common verbs with to and an indirect 

object are:

• give
• lend
• offer
• pass
• post
• read
• sell
• send
• show
• promise
• tell

He gave his programme to the man sitting next to him.

They sent Christmas cards to all their customers.

5. If the indirect object is a long phrase we 

normally use to or for:

He showed his ticket to the policeman standing by the door.

We kept something to eat and drink for all the people who arrived late.

6. If the indirect object is a pronoun we normally 

use the N + V + N + N pattern:

I poured him another drink.

Their mother read them another story.

Link

https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/prepositions.htm

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/english-grammar/verbs/double-object-verbs

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