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¿Cuál es la diferencia entre She gave me a cute doll. y She presented me "with" a cute doll. ?Puedes dar oraciones como ejemplo.
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre She gave me a cute doll. y She presented me "with" a cute doll. ?Puedes dar oraciones como ejemplo.
Why do you use the word "with" in the second sentence but not in the first sentence? As a non-native speaker, I think the two words have basically the same meaning. Is there any reason? What's the difference between "give" and "present"? Thanks a lot in advance.
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- Inglés (UK)
As to the use of the word “with”, in the second sentence and not the first.
English,with its roots in multiple languages, has a few structures that you can’t easily explain. Let’s just say in this case its used.
All things presented are given.
To be “presented” says that there was a formal process of giving the item, a “presentation”.
Also presented normally implies that the receiver has taken an action to be given the item…
Presented with a music award
for performing a song.
Presented with a speeding ticket
for going too fast in your car.
Presented with an Olympic medal
for placing in the top three at the
olympics.
“Given” does not imply the receiver did anything.
You can give a stranger a rose.
“She presented me with a cute doll” implies you did something in order to be given the doll.
Using your example…
When I arrived in her country, she presented me with a cute doll.
Saying you received the doll as a part of the greeting ceremony.
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