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- word choice - provide vs. provide with - English Language Usage . . .
The verb provide has two different subcategorisation frames: provide something [ to somebody] provide somebody with something In the first, the material provided is the object, in the second the recipient is the object Both are valid, and both are in common use The difference between them is the with phrase, which must be there to get meaning 2: if there is only one (direct) object, then
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Why is the usage of "Provide" different from that of other verbs? E g give an orrange to you or give you an orange INCORRECT - provide you an orange; provide an orrange to you Corerct - provide you with an orange; provide an orange for you
- prepositions - Usage of the verb provide - English Language Usage . . .
16 Does the verb "provide" always have to be used with "with"? For example, Can you provide me with some good examples? Can you provide me some good examples? Can you provide some good examples? I suppose it's a transitive verb, isn't it? Moreover, is the following type of usage correct? You should provide food for your dog before you go on
- prepositions - Provide us with X or provide us X? - English . . .
Does provide need the preposition with, or is it truly ditransitive? Kindly provide us with your best quotation Kindly provide us your best quotation He provided directions He provided
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For example, The umbrellas provide shade for the guests He provided drugs to the prisoners In both of these examples, one could have swapped to and for, although the sentences as written feel more natural Is there a good rule to use when deciding whether to use to or for with provide? No doubt endless opining on this question is possible
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1 That college provides an excellent education to many pupils 2 That college provides an excellent education for many pupils Which of the prepositions 'to' or 'for' in the above two sentences is more appropriate? There's not much difference between the two?
- prepositions - “provide X to someone” vs “provide X for someone . . .
In other words, these are questions of coherent and natural-sounding phrasing, rather than strictly grammar, I believe "Provide for the common good" is an example of "provide" without an A and a B, by the way You can "provide for" something, or "provision" something, or "provide" something to someone
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My question: are the following sentences grammatically correct? 1 Thank you for the document (that) you provided 2 Thank you for the document (that) you provided me 3 Thank you for the document (that) you provided me with I think it is sentence 1 and 3 that are correct Thank you in
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