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Thierry Ams
Send me/ us/them or send to me/us

Hello guys!

Please is it grammatically correct to say:

- could you please SEND ME/US/THEM the documents reference number 002.

- could you please SEND TO ME/US/ THEM the documents reference number 002.

Which one is cocorrect please. I'm tired to face this issue on a daily basis.

Thanks in advance!


2019년 2월 24일 오후 6:00
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INCORRCT: Send to me the documents.
CORRECT: send the documents to me.
CORRECT: Send me the documents.

There are a few things happening here.  "Send" is one of a very small number of "ditransitive" verbs: verbs that can be followed by 2 nouns or pronouns ("me" and "the documents"). Here is a list of ditransitive verbs:  https://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~billw/ditransitive.html


However, you almost never NEED to use  a verb ditransitively.  It's fine to just use one object: "the letter".  However, always put a 'direct object' in front of a 'prepositional phrase.' Never say or "I took to the vet my dog" or "I put in the pan the water." Always say "I th\ook my dog to the vet" and "I put the water in the pan."

2019년 2월 24일

Hi Thierry Ams,

Pay attention to the word order. The rules are as follows:

1. send somebody something: 'Could you please send me/us/them the documents?'.

2. send something to somebody: 'Could you please send the documents to me/us/them?'.


Hope this helps.






2019년 2월 24일

집에서 편안하게 언어를 배울 수 있는 기회를 놓치지 마세요. 경험 많은 강사진을 살펴보고 지금 바로 첫 수업을 신청하세요!