How does a complex-transitive sentence like "I find him helpful" differ from a ditransitive sentence like "I gave him a book" ?

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How does a complex-transitive sentence like  "I find him helpful"  differ from a ditransitive sentence like  "I gave him a book" ?

Accepted Answer

Complex-transitive sentences feature an underlying 'be' relationship between the object and its complement ( He is helpful ).

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Complex-transitive sentences can be omitted from the text without changing the core meaning.

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Ditransitive sentences are absent in formal written English.

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Ditransitive sentences require an obligatory adverbial of place.

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