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Leave out the extra word; keep capitals and punctuation in place.","Verbs with Two Objects: Practise Word Order","Practise verbs with two objects in sentence-building tasks about help, gifts and messages, using person-first order and the patterns with to and for.",1,"sentence_builder",[13,37,56,75,94,115,135,154,171,191,210,227],{"id":14,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":16,"explanation":17,"exampleSentence":18,"blanks":19},"01a0e1ab-e13f-76f5-bbc2-17e481b30e66","Build the sentence: __1__",0,"After offered, put the receiver us before the thing offered, a seat. No preposition separates these objects. Described cannot replace offered because describe does not allow this person-first pattern.","Can you offer your neighbour some help?",[20],{"id":21,"blankNumber":10,"options":22,"tiles":31},"01a0e1ab-e13f-769d-bbc2-17e480b4ceb9",[23,27],{"id":24,"optionText":25,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7629-bbc2-17e47fab6435","described",false,{"id":28,"optionText":29,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7671-bbc2-17e480956105","She offered us a seat.",true,[32,33,34,35,36],"She","offered","us","a","seat.",{"id":38,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":10,"explanation":39,"exampleSentence":40,"blanks":41},"01a0e1ab-e13f-77dd-bbc2-17e484138b7f","Lent allows receiver-first order: me comes before his umbrella. Keep his directly before umbrella. Described would require the thing first and to before me.","Please lend your sister a pen.",[42],{"id":43,"blankNumber":10,"options":44,"tiles":50},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7795-bbc2-17e483c6c645",[45,48],{"id":46,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7749-bbc2-17e4824da53f","He lent me his umbrella.",{"id":49,"optionText":25,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7771-bbc2-17e4832580a6",[51,52,53,54,55],"He","lent","me","his","umbrella.",{"id":57,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":58,"explanation":59,"exampleSentence":60,"blanks":61},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7899-bbc2-17e4852459c2",2,"With taught, the learners, us, come before the thing taught, French. Explained cannot take this person-first pattern; it needs the information followed by to and the listener.","My grandfather teaches me chess.",[62],{"id":63,"blankNumber":10,"options":64,"tiles":71},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7869-bbc2-17e484874e83",[65,68],{"id":66,"optionText":67,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7825-bbc2-17e48419f1db","explained",{"id":69,"optionText":70,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7849-bbc2-17e484564fb3","They taught us French.",[72,73,34,74],"They","taught","French.",{"id":76,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":77,"explanation":78,"exampleSentence":79,"blanks":80},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7951-bbc2-17e48726e99b",3,"Made allows the beneficiary her before the thing made, a sandwich. This person-first pattern has no for between the objects. Described cannot take these two adjacent objects.","Could you make the children some lunch?",[81],{"id":82,"blankNumber":10,"options":83,"tiles":89},"01a0e1ab-e13f-791d-bbc2-17e48682e6b6",[84,87],{"id":85,"optionText":86,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e13f-78dd-bbc2-17e48525ca38","We made her a sandwich.",{"id":88,"optionText":25,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7901-bbc2-17e485c45f1c",[90,91,92,35,93],"We","made","her","sandwich.",{"id":95,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":96,"explanation":97,"exampleSentence":98,"blanks":99},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7a05-bbc2-17e4887bdfae",4,"Here, got means obtained for someone: them is the beneficiary and comes before some water. Keep some with water. Getting cannot replace the finite verb got on its own.","Please get your brother a towel.",[100],{"id":101,"blankNumber":10,"options":102,"tiles":109},"01a0e1ab-e13f-79d5-bbc2-17e4886ee696",[103,106],{"id":104,"optionText":105,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7991-bbc2-17e487d9e567","getting",{"id":107,"optionText":108,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e13f-79b5-bbc2-17e48847068d","I got them some water.",[110,111,112,113,114],"I","got","them","some","water.",{"id":116,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":117,"explanation":118,"exampleSentence":119,"blanks":120},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7ab9-bbc2-17e48aad4fbc",5,"In this thing-first pattern, lunch follows ordered, and for introduces the beneficiaries, us. Ordering food for someone uses for, not to. The capital and final full stop fix the sentence boundaries.","Have you ordered a taxi for your parents?",[121],{"id":122,"blankNumber":10,"options":123,"tiles":130},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7a89-bbc2-17e48a18a67e",[124,127],{"id":125,"optionText":126,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7a45-bbc2-17e48894dd61","to",{"id":128,"optionText":129,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7a69-bbc2-17e489790b7c","She ordered lunch for us.",[32,131,132,133,134],"ordered","lunch","for","us.",{"id":136,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":137,"explanation":138,"exampleSentence":139,"blanks":140},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7b6d-bbc2-17e48ca07026",6,"The thing pronoun it follows gave, then to introduces the receiver me. The full stop keeps me at the end. Giving cannot serve as the main verb without an auxiliary.","Give it to the receptionist, please.",[141],{"id":142,"blankNumber":10,"options":143,"tiles":150},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7b39-bbc2-17e48c891d41",[144,147],{"id":145,"optionText":146,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7af9-bbc2-17e48b800583","He gave it to me.",{"id":148,"optionText":149,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7b1d-bbc2-17e48babd73a","giving",[51,151,152,126,153],"gave","it","me.",{"id":155,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":156,"explanation":157,"exampleSentence":158,"blanks":159},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7c2d-bbc2-17e48e7f7d9f",7,"The thing pronoun them goes directly after bought. For her identifies the beneficiary; buy does not take to for this pattern. The full stop keeps her at the end.","If you like those earrings, I can buy them for you.",[160],{"id":161,"blankNumber":10,"options":162,"tiles":168},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7bfd-bbc2-17e48d94e4ca",[163,165],{"id":164,"optionText":126,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7bb9-bbc2-17e48cacfe5d",{"id":166,"optionText":167,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7bdd-bbc2-17e48cc8b22c","We bought them for her.",[90,169,112,133,170],"bought","her.",{"id":172,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":173,"explanation":174,"exampleSentence":175,"blanks":176},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7ce5-bbc2-17e490e91fcd",8,"In standard English, opened takes the thing the gate, followed by for him to express benefit. It does not allow the person-first pattern opened him the gate. Opening needs an auxiliary here.","Could you open a window for me?",[177],{"id":178,"blankNumber":10,"options":179,"tiles":186},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7cb1-bbc2-17e490c7206e",[180,183],{"id":181,"optionText":182,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7c71-bbc2-17e48f414299","They opened the gate for him.",{"id":184,"optionText":185,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7c95-bbc2-17e49022d6b3","opening",[72,187,188,189,133,190],"opened","the","gate","him.",{"id":192,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":193,"explanation":194,"exampleSentence":195,"blanks":196},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7d99-bbc2-17e492c0284f",9,"Explain takes the information the problem before to and the listener me; explain me the problem is not standard English. After Please, this request needs the base form explain, not explaining.","The nurse explained the treatment to my father.",[197],{"id":198,"blankNumber":10,"options":199,"tiles":206},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7d65-bbc2-17e492bdef3e",[200,203],{"id":201,"optionText":202,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7d25-bbc2-17e491dd7924","explaining",{"id":204,"optionText":205,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7d49-bbc2-17e49244b45c","Please explain the problem to me.",[207,208,188,209,126,153],"Please","explain","problem",{"id":211,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":212,"explanation":213,"exampleSentence":214,"blanks":215},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7e4d-bbc2-17e4951bcaf5",10,"Described requires the thing described, the damage, followed by to us. It does not take us before the damage as two adjacent objects. Describing would need an auxiliary.","Can you describe the missing bag to the officer?",[216],{"id":217,"blankNumber":10,"options":218,"tiles":225},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7e1d-bbc2-17e49435ff5e",[219,222],{"id":220,"optionText":221,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7dd9-bbc2-17e493b01bef","They described the damage to us.",{"id":223,"optionText":224,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7df9-bbc2-17e493dd7c4a","describing",[72,25,188,226,126,134],"damage",{"id":228,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":229,"explanation":230,"exampleSentence":231,"blanks":232},"01a0e1ab-e13f-7efd-bbc2-17e49622296a",11,"Told takes the listener us before the information the truth, with no intervening preposition. 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