
双宾语动词
双宾语动词,简称双宾动词。指的是该词后面可跟两个宾语。常见的双宾词语有以下这些:award, buy, give, leave, lend, offer, pay, show, teach, tell,bring, do, make, pass, sell, send, sing, write,answer, deny, envy, refuse, save, spare.
这其中包含三种特殊形式的双宾语动词:
一.含有双宾语的动词在变为被动语态时,有以下三种情形: 一、有些双宾动词(如award, buy, give, leave, lend, offer, pay, show, teach, tell等)在变为被动语态时,既可把间接宾语(指人)变为被动语态的主语,而把直接宾语(指事物)保留下来(称为保留宾语),也可把直接宾语(指事物)变为被动语态的主语,而把间接宾语改为介词to 或for引起的状语(到底用to还是for,与所搭配的动词有关)。比较:
He gave her some money. 他给她一些钱。
→ She was given some money.
→Some money was given to her.
He bought her a watch. 他给她买了一块表。
→ A watch was bought for her.
→She was bought a watch.
二.有些双宾动词(如bring, do, make, pass, sell, send, sing, write等)通常用直接宾语(指事物)作被动语态的主语,而将间接宾语用作保留宾语(其前根据情况用介词to或for):
Father made me a doll.
→ A doll was made for me.
He wrote her a letter.
→ A letter was written to her.
三.有些双宾动词(如answer, deny, envy, refuse, save, spare等)通常用间接宾语(指人)作被动语态的主语,而将直接宾语用作保留宾语:
He answered me that question.
→ I was answered that question by him.