Complete Definition of "ditransitive verb"

English

Noun
ditransitive verb

  1. grammar A verb that requires (in the unmarked form) both a direct object and an indirect object so as to be grammatical.

#:Example: 'give' requires both a gift and a receiver, as in 'give the dog a bone'. Neither 'give the dog' nor 'give a bone' are grammatically complete.
#:Note: "I don�t give a hoot" is not considered the unmarked form.

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