elena ann 1 we worked on Gei and ba I clarified a few things Gei wo can be followed by a noun or a verb Gei wo qian Gei wo Xi 3 le ge da pingguo Gei is preposition To or for Not for give so a lift BA introduces the object before the verb It seems to put more emphasis on the verb the disposal of the object wo ba pingguo chi le It is often optional But with zai prepositional phrases like on the table it is compulsory Wo ba qianbao fang zai zhuozi shang. Lots to watch out for