what kinds of help I can give him vs what kinds of help I can give to him

Both phrases are similar in meaning and can be used interchangeably. However, the more common and natural construction is 'what kinds of help I can give him'. The preposition 'to' is often omitted in informal English, making the first phrase more commonly used.

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what kinds of help I can give him

This phrase is correct and commonly used in informal English.

This phrase is used to inquire about the types of assistance one can provide to someone. The preposition 'to' is often omitted in informal speech.

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I can give him some Advil.
I can give him the "Girlfriend Experience" package.
I can give him a call and see if he's still interested.
But I can give him something he desperately wants.
It's not like I can give him that.
Maybe I can give him something else to focus on.
Because I can give him something humanity cannot...
I can give him a better quality of life than death.
But I can give him nothing.
He deserves better than what I can give him right now.
Sure, I can give him that message.
Okay, well, if you didn't give him anything, then there's no harm in telling us what kind of poison is in this bag.
And the only way I can do that is if I can give him Fibonacci.
And in his case it was a real actor there and that's the highest praise I can give him.
I can give him a quick checkup if you'd like.
And I can give him to you.
And I can give him everything a human could.
Not for long, but I can give him two.
Maybe the only thing I can give him is an example not to follow.
It'll help if I can give him a firsthand account of the facilities.

Alternatives:

what kinds of help can I give him
what types of help I can offer him
what sorts of help I can provide him
what forms of help I can extend to him
what varieties of help I can render to him

what kinds of help I can give to him

This phrase is correct but less commonly used compared to the first one.

This phrase is also used to ask about the types of assistance one can offer to someone. The addition of the preposition 'to' is more formal and less common in everyday speech.

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We need to really focus on the core elements of what kind of a vision the US and the European Union can give to the world in the 21st century.
Ask him what kind of an experience I can expect.
I can only guess what kind of tragedy it was.
I can imagine what kind of communism you'll build.
See what kind of information I can gather here.
What kind of help, sir?
What kind of help did you need?
This is not the kind of help I meant.
That's all the help I can give you.
If I can get past his firewall, I can see what kind of notes he has on Mira.
One of the important ideas which came from the rapporteurs was what kind of follow-up we should give to the citizens' initiative.
I need the kind of understanding... that only one human being can give to another.
I can look at any man and tell him exactly what kind of car he should be driving.
I can tell you what kind of salt he likes to use.
Let's see what kind of rate I can get you two.
You can't decide what kind of relationship I can have with my dying mother.
You have no idea what kind of enemy I can be.
I mean, of course, as an actress, I can imagine what kind of sad character might...
Okay, well, maybe I can help him determine what kind of weapon was used.
I can see what kind of creature I am faced with.

Alternatives:

what kinds of help can I give to him
what types of help I can offer to him
what sorts of help I can provide to him
what forms of help I can extend to him
what varieties of help I can render to him

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what kinds of help I can give him vs what kinds of help I can give to him