As you may remember, there are some verbs which take 2 objects. Some of these 2 object verb chunks are invertible, and some are not invertible.
This week we are going to look at 2-object verbs. Remember that with these verb chunks, some you can swap the objects and some you cannot. Do the next task.
Task 1: Sort these verb chunks into the table below.
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agree with s/o (about/on s/th)
inform s/o (about/of s/th)
prepare s/th (for n.p.)
return s/th (to s/o)
tell s/o s/th
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talk about s/th with s/o
talk to s/o (about s/th)
talk to s/o about s/th
tell s/o (about s/th)
tell s/th to s/o
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non-invertible
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invertible
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*2015/10/30更新
Here are the answers from the previous task.
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non-invertible
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invertible
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return s/th (to s/o)
prepare s/th (for n.p.)
inform s/o (about/of s/th)
talk to s/o (about s/th)
tell s/o (about s/th)
agree with s/o (about/on s/th)
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tell s/o s/th
tell s/th to s/o
talk about s/th with s/o
talk to s/o about s/th
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*Remember that with non-invertible verbs you don’t need to mention the second object; but that if you do mention it, you need to add a preposition first.
*Remember that with invertible verbs, when you invert the two objects, you need also to add a preposition.
*Notice that ‘talk’ can be both invertible and non-invertible. This means that you don’t need to use the second object (non-invertible), but if you want to, you need to use ‘about.’ If you want to invert the two objects, you need to change ‘with’ to ‘to.’
