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I read all the answers about "owe" but I am still confused. My question is not about the meaning of sentences, it's clear but which grammar rule is used in these sentences:
- I owe you some money (and not I owe your money)
- You owe me some money (and not you owe my money)
are sentences on the left correct grammatically?
grammar writing-style
asked Apr 22 at 16:48
El LeeEl Lee
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I read all the answers about "owe" but I am still confused. My question is not about the meaning of sentences, it's clear but which grammar rule is used in these sentences:
- I owe you some money (and not I owe your money)
- You owe me some money (and not you owe my money)
are sentences on the left correct grammatically?
grammar writing-style
asked Apr 22 at 16:48
El LeeEl Lee
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closed as off-topic by Hot Licks, Cascabel, Mari-Lou A, Chappo, JJJ Apr 23 at 21:47
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The sentences on the left are grammatical.
– Weather Vane
Apr 22 at 16:54
The only difference between the two sentences is who owes whom.
– Jason Bassford
Apr 22 at 17:13
You cannot owe what belongs to another party. Your debt is exclusively your own. And until you pay them back, they do not possess the thing owed, so it cannot be called theirs. The barrier of possession firmly separates debtors and creditors.
– Nigel J
Apr 23 at 10:47
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I read all the answers about "owe" but I am still confused. My question is not about the meaning of sentences, it's clear but which grammar rule is used in these sentences:
- I owe you some money (and not I owe your money)
- You owe me some money (and not you owe my money)
are sentences on the left correct grammatically?
grammar writing-style
asked Apr 22 at 16:48
El LeeEl Lee
33
I read all the answers about "owe" but I am still confused. My question is not about the meaning of sentences, it's clear but which grammar rule is used in these sentences:
- I owe you some money (and not I owe your money)
- You owe me some money (and not you owe my money)
are sentences on the left correct grammatically?
grammar writing-style
grammar writing-style
asked Apr 22 at 16:48
El LeeEl Lee
33
asked Apr 22 at 16:48
El LeeEl Lee
33
edited Apr 24 at 8:17
El Lee
asked Apr 22 at 16:48
El LeeEl Lee
33
asked Apr 22 at 16:48
El LeeEl Lee
33
asked Apr 22 at 16:48
El LeeEl Lee
33
33
closed as off-topic by Hot Licks, Cascabel, Mari-Lou A, Chappo, JJJ Apr 23 at 21:47
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Please include the research you’ve done, or consider if your question suits our English Language Learners site better. Questions that can be answered using commonly-available references are off-topic." – Cascabel, Mari-Lou A, Chappo, JJJ
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The sentences on the left are grammatical.
– Weather Vane
Apr 22 at 16:54
The only difference between the two sentences is who owes whom.
– Jason Bassford
Apr 22 at 17:13
You cannot owe what belongs to another party. Your debt is exclusively your own. And until you pay them back, they do not possess the thing owed, so it cannot be called theirs. The barrier of possession firmly separates debtors and creditors.
– Nigel J
Apr 23 at 10:47
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The sentences on the left are grammatical.
– Weather Vane
Apr 22 at 16:54
The only difference between the two sentences is who owes whom.
– Jason Bassford
Apr 22 at 17:13
You cannot owe what belongs to another party. Your debt is exclusively your own. And until you pay them back, they do not possess the thing owed, so it cannot be called theirs. The barrier of possession firmly separates debtors and creditors.
– Nigel J
Apr 23 at 10:47
The sentences on the left are grammatical.
– Weather Vane
Apr 22 at 16:54
The sentences on the left are grammatical.
– Weather Vane
Apr 22 at 16:54
The only difference between the two sentences is who owes whom.
– Jason Bassford
Apr 22 at 17:13
The only difference between the two sentences is who owes whom.
– Jason Bassford
Apr 22 at 17:13
You cannot owe what belongs to another party. Your debt is exclusively your own. And until you pay them back, they do not possess the thing owed, so it cannot be called theirs. The barrier of possession firmly separates debtors and creditors.
– Nigel J
Apr 23 at 10:47
You cannot owe what belongs to another party. Your debt is exclusively your own. And until you pay them back, they do not possess the thing owed, so it cannot be called theirs. The barrier of possession firmly separates debtors and creditors.
– Nigel J
Apr 23 at 10:47
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"owe" is usually a ditransitive verb: somebody owes somebody something.
We can say things like:
- I owe a lot of money. (Here ,"owe" is monotransitive. In this case, the creditors are not specified.)
When the creditor is specified, then the ditransitive pattern is required:
- I owe you / the bank a lot of money.
answered Apr 22 at 17:30
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"owe" is usually a ditransitive verb: somebody owes somebody something.
We can say things like:
- I owe a lot of money. (Here ,"owe" is monotransitive. In this case, the creditors are not specified.)
When the creditor is specified, then the ditransitive pattern is required:
- I owe you / the bank a lot of money.
answered Apr 22 at 17:30
GustavsonGustavson
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"owe" is usually a ditransitive verb: somebody owes somebody something.
We can say things like:
- I owe a lot of money. (Here ,"owe" is monotransitive. In this case, the creditors are not specified.)
When the creditor is specified, then the ditransitive pattern is required:
- I owe you / the bank a lot of money.
answered Apr 22 at 17:30
GustavsonGustavson
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"owe" is usually a ditransitive verb: somebody owes somebody something.
We can say things like:
- I owe a lot of money. (Here ,"owe" is monotransitive. In this case, the creditors are not specified.)
When the creditor is specified, then the ditransitive pattern is required:
- I owe you / the bank a lot of money.
answered Apr 22 at 17:30
GustavsonGustavson
2,3811613
"owe" is usually a ditransitive verb: somebody owes somebody something.
We can say things like:
- I owe a lot of money. (Here ,"owe" is monotransitive. In this case, the creditors are not specified.)
When the creditor is specified, then the ditransitive pattern is required:
- I owe you / the bank a lot of money.
answered Apr 22 at 17:30
GustavsonGustavson
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answered Apr 22 at 17:30
GustavsonGustavson
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answered Apr 22 at 17:30
GustavsonGustavson
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answered Apr 22 at 17:30
GustavsonGustavson
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The sentences on the left are grammatical.
– Weather Vane
Apr 22 at 16:54
The only difference between the two sentences is who owes whom.
– Jason Bassford
Apr 22 at 17:13
You cannot owe what belongs to another party. Your debt is exclusively your own. And until you pay them back, they do not possess the thing owed, so it cannot be called theirs. The barrier of possession firmly separates debtors and creditors.
– Nigel J
Apr 23 at 10:47