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2 & 3 seem okay. 3 needs a question mark. #1 may be technically correct, but it's difficult to read. We ( I ) expect something like, "It's not for nothing that he asked you to come there and give a speech." Perhaps if you said, " - - he asked you to come there, and...

Not sure about this - it may be more complicated. The examples here are based on the verbs, make and take, which both require direct objects. It seems like the "it" is required when another suitable object is absent. Your generosity helps make possible for us to continue - ...

It doesn't necessarily mean that the experts have written reports. It just means they have written something. Adding a direct object (such as reports) to the original sentence is not necessary.

 also remember that predicate nominative/adjectives are only for linking verbs, if it is an action verb than you call them direct/ indirect objects. Example:I gave Bob 5 dollarsGave is the verbBob is the indirect object5 dollars is the direct objectthis is because you GAVE 5 dollars and you GAVE...

It's more common with the passive to make the direct object the subject and to make the "doer" the least significant part of the sentence, if mentioned at all. A friend gave this book to my sister. THIS BOOK was given to my sister (by a friend) - with the part in parentheses...

Learners often want to put an indirect object on suggest, recommend, and explain, and their near synonyms, all of which are either totally wrong or very awkward.Here are some examples of the sorts of wrong uses I'm talking about: Please suggest me what to do.Sally has explained me the rules.I...

"Suggest the next step to me" is fine, but, as you show in your original post #2, the indirect object is not required. "Please suggest the next step" is also fine. Again, sometimes the indirect object is required, sometimes not. The key is the verb and the context. ...

I see your dilema, but I'm too tired to say anything intelligent. Usually, where we have a direct object and an indirect object, the "to" for the indirect object is optional. But in your example it is required. I don't know why. Please give the book to me. Please give me...

Hi Mr Liat,I said earlier that the presence of "myself" in "I lay myself in bed" makes the verb transitive. Hence, "lay" here is the present tense of lay (laid, laid) and NOT the past of lie (lay, lain) because the latter is intransitive and cannot take any direct...

things to do, bills to pay, and the like (after I have or There are many) can't be compared with clauses like him to call her, him to arrive soon (after I want or I expect). In the former case the element preceding the infinitive is the object of the infinitive; in the latter, it's...