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Is a preposition needed here? Buy (?) me a car. Sell (?) me your car. Read (?) me a book. Write (?) me a letter. Is the construction the same as "Give me an apple. / Give the apple to me." ? Thank you.
Jan 19, 2012 5:25 PM
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In a word - yes - the construction is exactly the same. We don't really have a dative case in English if that helps to explain.
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