Monday, February 25, 2019

prepositional phrases - "I gave him + INDIRECT OBJECT" vs. "I gave + INDIRECT OBJECT+ to him"

Consider these two sentences: "I gave him a pencil," and, "I gave a pencil to him."



Is it correct that the important part of the sentence is placed at the end? When we want to emphasize the pencil that I gave him, must we say, "I gave him a pencil?" When we want to emphasize that it is him to whom I gave a pencil, must we say, "I gave a pencil to him?"

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