The verb provide has two different subcategorisation frames: provide something [ to somebody] provide somebody with something In the first, the material provided is the object, in the second …

For example, The umbrellas provide shade for the guests. He provided drugs to the prisoners. In both of these examples, one could have swapped to and for, although the sentences as written …

16 Does the verb "provide" always have to be used with "with"? For example, Can you provide me with some good examples? Can you provide me some good examples? Can you provide some …

2019年3月28日 · In other words, these are questions of coherent and natural-sounding phrasing, rather than strictly grammar, I believe. "Provide for the common good" is an example of …

2017年3月29日 · Does provide need the preposition with, or is it truly ditransitive? Kindly provide us with your best quotation Kindly provide us your best quotation. He provided directions. He …

2016年4月2日 · The general distinction, Gandalf, is that "provide something to someone" says that it's provided directly to the person concerned. Whereas with "provide something for someone", …

2013年2月18日 · I have never heard provide us used where us is an indirect object. For example, there are 95 examples of provides us in the British National Corpus, but all but two have …

2019年10月28日 · Please provide a full sentence in which you intend to use these expressions. "Would you provide us with rations?" or "Would you provide us rations?"

2005年10月7日 · Why is the usage of "Provide" different from that of other verbs? E.g. give an orrange to you or give you an orange. INCORRECT - provide you an orange; provide an orrange …

2021年3月11日 · provide to give something to a person, company, or organization, or to make it available for them to use: The government has pledged to provide over $1 billion in refinancing. …