Everyday Grammar TV: A Gift-giving Sentence Pattern

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JR: Hi Dr. Jill! Dr. J: Hi John! You know, this is a big gift-giving season in the United States. JR: Not for me! You know I don’t give gifts. I do enjoy receiving them, however. Dr. J: That’s not a very nice attitude, John. JR: I’m joking... well, I’m kind of joking ... Dr. J: For today’s lesson, we might explore a common sentence pattern we use to describe the gifts that we gave. JR: Like the transitive verb followed by two noun phrases. Dr. J: Sure, that’s a great example. JR: Transitive verbs take a direct object. The direct object receives the action of the verb. The direct object is our first noun phrase. Dr. J: The indirect object – the person who receives the direct object - is our second noun phrase. JR: Let’s take an example. Bob gave his son a ukelele. Dr. J: Here, we have the verb “give.” The direct object is “a ukelele” What did Bob give? He gave a ukelele. Who is going to receive the ukelele? His son. In this case, “his son” is the indirect object. JR: Here’s another example: Susan bought her mother a sweater. Dr. J: Note that this time we have the verb “buy.” The direct object is “a sweater.” What did Susan buy? A sweater. Who is going to receive the sweater? Her mother. In this example, “her mother” is the indirect object. JR: You know, all of these nice example sentences make me want to give gifts. Maybe we can end with a final example: I am giving Dr. Jill a Christmas gift. (hands jill a gift bag) Dr. J: Wow, thanks, John! (open

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