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 the recipient …

To my ear "We recommend that he provide an appropriate response" sounds better than "provides" what is this tense/construct called and which is right ?

There is a British/American difference here. The verb provide takes two objects, and they can go in either order. The second one usually takes a preposition, and the first one never does. The …

My inclination is to say that the sentence needs to be “It provides people with an easy way to communicate.”, but I'm struggling to explain why. Certainly provide can be used transitively (“I …

Mar 28, 2019 · This provides food for thought. Parents provide for their children. To provide for=to sustain or support physically or financially or in some other way that does not just mean to give or …

Mar 29, 2017 · 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 provided...

Nov 14, 2014 · The new test provides a yardstick against which to measure children's learning. This sentence creates some distance between the "new test" and "children's learning". As if, for example, …

Sep 6, 2017 · 6 When writing a CV or something similar, one often provides contact information to a person, who may be contacted for references about oneself (e.g. about work attitude or other …

May 16, 2015 · I need the correct English word for someone who provides a service. The word "service provider" seems obvious but it is not correct. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a service …

Apr 11, 2020 · What do we call a company that provides the services that were outsourced? Ask Question Asked 5 years, 7 months ago Modified 3 years, 1 month ago