1. Verbs + 2 objects
Some verbscan take 2 objects: give, show, pass, send, promise etc.
a) Give + a person + a thing
– Give me the letter.
– Can you give me that crayon?
b) Give a thing + to + a person
– Give the letter to me.
– Give it to me.
– Can you give that crayon to me?
2. I would rather/I’d rather, I would prefer/I’d prefer
We use would rather with the sense of would prefer to.
– Shall we go by train?
– Well, I‘d prefer to go by car.
– Well, I‘d rather go by car.
3. So do I / Neither do I
We use do/does in the expressions instead of main verbs, e.g. like, play, want.
– I like TV.
– So do I.
– I listen to the radio in the morning.
– So do I.
– I don’t watch the news.
– Neither do I.
– I don’t listen to the news.
– Neither do I.
– I think he’s right.
– So do I.
– I like pop music shows.
– So do I.
– He loves to travel, and so does she.
– I work out every day, and so does she.
– She loves the beach, and so does he.
– She doesn’t want to go, and neither does he.
Verbs + 2 objects, I would rather, I’d prefer, So do I, Neither do I
