give her vs give to her

Both "give her" and "give to her" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Give her" is commonly used when the recipient is already known or implied, while "give to her" is used when emphasizing the act of giving something to someone specific.

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give her

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when the recipient is already known or implied. It is a common and natural way to express giving something to a specific person.

Examples:

Please give her the book.
I will give her a call later.
He gave her a beautiful necklace.
They gave her a warm welcome.
Can you give her a hand with the groceries?

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Especially after I give her this.
You didn't give her a chance.
I did, but I don't want to give her satisfaction.
But if we can give her a few more months, then...
Please give her what she earned.
You give her whatever she needs.
I should give her lots of allowance money then.
We could give her a taste of her own medicine.
And give her the thrill of a lifetime.
I want to give her that chance.
You can give her false teeth then.
I have to give her everything she wants.
And I wanted to give her a strong female role model.
All right, darling, give her yours.
Laurel, give her some bounce.
I can't afford to give her anything.
Maybe you could just give her a little more time.
I'd better give her a hand.
Conrad, give her the keys to the hooptie.
I could give her part of my liver.

Alternatives:

give it to her
give that to her
hand it to her
pass it to her
offer it to her

give to her

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when emphasizing the act of giving something to a specific person. It adds clarity and emphasis to the action of giving.

Examples:

I will give this gift to her.
Please give this letter to her.
He gave the keys to her.
They gave the award to her.
Can you give this message to her?

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I bought it to give to her.
Flowers that she was planning to give to her friend.
But I don't have it to give to her right now.
15 years old, steals a box of chocolates to give to her mom for Valentine's Day.
Which he clearly intends to give to her in person before she dies...
He left his number for me to give to her.
I gave the rosary to my wife to give to her nana - arrivederci, Meehan.
My Princess has refused food many times, so that she could give to her subjects, the ones who had more need than My loved daughter.
Marge gave it to him to give to her.
And I know that you two had a big fight, so I made these for you to give to her.
And the doctor can't legally give me her medication to give to her because I'm not her legal guardian.
He has a... a ring in his pocket that he's planning to give to her.
She promised give up her property if the Bukharan rulers would give to her another piece of land with permission to build a synagogue.
I believe that only one thing can relax Epperly, and it's something that I can't give to her.
Because we think that Alex gave you that money to give to her to shut her up.
The only help you can give to her is this: for the second time cut the cord, discharge her from your motherly feelings, ideas and conditions.
Here's some advice that she would later give to her sisters:
That woman had milk to give to her child; we have enough food in the world to feed everyone.
I was going to give it to you to take back to Grey House - to give to her.
One of the greatest gifts a mother can give to her children is the will to go after the things they're passionate about.

Alternatives:

hand it to her
pass it to her
offer it to her
present it to her
deliver it to her

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