Question

132.1 Which is correct?
1 a Can you explain this word to me?
b
Can you explain me this word?
2 a
I got angry with Mark. Afterwards, I apologised to him.
b
I got angry with Mark. Afterwards I apologised him.
3 a Amy won't be able to help you. There's no point in asking to her.
b Amy won't be able to help you. There's no point in asking her.
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4 a I need somebody to explain me what I have to do.
b I need somebody to explain to me what I have to do.
5 a They didn't understand the system, so I explained it to them.
b They didn't understand the system, so I explained it them.
6 a I like to sit on the beach and listen to the sound of the sea.
b I like to sit on the beach and listen the sound of the sea.
7 a lasked them to describe me exactly what happened.
b
I asked them to describe to me exactly what happened.
8 a We'd better phone the restaurant to reserve a table.
b We'd better phone to the restaurant to reserve a table.
9 a It was a difficult question. I couldn't answer to it.
b It was a difficult question. I couldn't answer it.
10 a I explained everybody the reasons for my decision.
b I explained to everybody the reasons for my decision.
11 a I thanked everybody for all the help they had given me.
b I thanked to everybody for all the help they had given me.
12 a My friend texted to me to let me know she was going to be late.

Answer 1

Ответ:

a) Can you explain this word to me?

a) I got angry with Mark. Afterwards, I apologised to him.

b) Amy won't be able to help you. There's no point in asking her.

b) I need somebody to explain to me what I have to do.

a) They didn't understand the system, so I explained it to them.

a) I like to sit on the beach and listen to the sound of the sea.

b) I asked them to describe to me exactly what happened.

a) We'd better phone the restaurant to reserve a table.

b) It was a difficult question. I couldn't answer it.

b) I explained to everybody the reasons for my decision.

a) I thanked everybody for all the help they had given me.

a) My friend texted me to let me know she was going to be late.

Объяснение:

Правильные версии выделены жирным шрифтом. В английском языке мы обычно используем предлог «to» после таких глаголов, как «объяснить», «извиниться» и «описать», когда объектом глагола является человек, и мы не используем «to», когда объектом является вещь. Точно так же мы не используем «to» после глагола «ответить». Наконец, мы обычно используем «отписал мне», а не «отправил мне».