So far, we have considered only transitive Verbs which take a single NP Complement. However, there are a subset of transitive Verbs (known as ditransitive Verbs) which can take two NP Complements, as illustrated in (16) below (where the NP Complements are bracketed):
(16) (a) John gave [Mary] [a present]
(16) (b) The postman handed [me] [a parcel]
(16) (c) He showed [her] [his credentials]
(16) (d) He sent [his mother] [some flowers]
(16) (e) Never promise [anyone] [anything]
The relevant subcategorisation frame for Verbs used in this construction will be [— NP NP], indicating that they can take two NP Complements.

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