English Language Learners Asked by user22046 on November 17, 2021
What is the exact difference in meaning between "I provide her with a TV" and "I provide her a TV" ?
Does "I provide her with a TV" mean "I own a TV. And I give her my own tv." ?
Does "I provide her a TV" mean "I do not own a TV. Nevertheless, I give her a tv in any way." ?
What does "with" mean in the sentence?
If we don’t use with in the sentence, is there a difference in nuance?
You can also say: "I provide TV for her"
or: "TV, her I provide"
It all depends on how much of a robot do you want to sound like. Or it can also depend on how much like a robot you want to sound.
Answered by Guest on November 17, 2021
Let's examine the sentence structure of both:
I [noun]
provide [verb]
her [direct object]
with a TV [prepositional adverb]
.
I [noun]
provide [verb]
her [direct object]
a TV [indirect object]
.
Both of these sentences convey the EXACT same information. The noun
, verb
, direct object
are the same, and it is up to the speaker on how to convey the remainder - as either a prepositional adverb
or a indirect object
, which is just a difference in grammar and has no underlying importance in this example.
Neither sentence delivers any information about who owns the TV.
Answered by Tyler M on November 17, 2021
The expression is provide [someone] with [something]. It says nothing about whether that thing is the provider's own, though if that were so, I give her my TV would be a more natural way of saying it.
I provide her a TV is not idiomatic English. We can say I provide a TV for her.
Answered by Kate Bunting on November 17, 2021
I provide her with a TV, because a TV is a tangible object. I provide for her - no tangible object; support is real but not an object I provide perspective - same as above, nothing tangible
Answered by Greg on November 17, 2021
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