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Vincent Teo  +  379314 Thu, 14 Jun 07 05:06 AM

(a) My mother serves for daughter dinner.

(b) She serves the food for dinner / She serves the food dinner.

(c) She serves some meat and vegetables for dinner.

(d) She serves my friends two dishes.

(e) She serves us the dinner / for dinner.

 

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CalifJim  +  379616 Thu, 14 Jun 07 07:40 PM
Person-1 serves (person-2) [food / food for meal / meal]

My mother serves her son the fish.
My mother serves us meat and vegetables for dinner.
My mother serves the children breakfast.
My mother serves the fish.
My mother serves meat and vegetables for dinner.
My mother serves breakfast.

(a) No.  (b)(1) Yes. / (2) No. (c) Yes.  (d) Yes. (e)(1) Yes. /  (2) No.

CJ

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Marius Hancu  +  379649 Thu, 14 Jun 07 08:37 PM
(b) She serves the food dinner.

Means the food gets a dinner.


(e) She serves us for dinner.

Means we are the food (probably served to some canibals)Smile [:)]

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Goodman  +  379666 Thu, 14 Jun 07 09:43 PM

 Marius Hancu wrote:
(b) She serves the food dinner.

Means the food gets a dinner.


(e) She serves us for dinner.

Means we are the food (probably served to some canibals)Smile [:)]

Keep reading.


That's the kind of problem I was trying to point out toVincent..... 

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