ABSTRACT
English ditransitive verbs often allow two distinct structures, the doubleobject construction (DOC) and the to-dative construction.
(1) DOC John sent Mary a package.
(2) To dative John sent a package to Mary.
English ditransitive verbs often allow two distinct structures, the doubleobject construction (DOC) and the to-dative construction.
(1) DOC John sent Mary a package.
(2) To dative John sent a package to Mary.