| Two objects | person first, or last after to or for | He gave her a book. / He gave a book to her. |
| To or for | to after give, send, show; for after buy, make, cook | She sent a card to him. / He made a cake for her. |
| Object and complement | the object takes an adjective, a noun or as and a noun | This makes me happy. / They elected him president. / They regard him as a hero. |
| Both ways | break, open, start, move: with an object or without | The window broke. / He broke the window. |
| Pairs | rise, lie and arrive take no object; raise, lay and reach need one | Prices rise. / They raise prices. |
| Reciprocal | meet, marry and kiss take the other person directly | We met. / I met him. |
| C1Object and -ing | catch, find, keep and leave take an object and an -ing form | I caught him stealing. / Don't keep me waiting. |
| C1Result | an adjective after the object says how the action leaves it | She wiped the table clean. / He shouted himself hoarse. |
| C1Adverbial | put, live, last and cost need a place, a time or an amount | Put it on the table. / It costs five pounds. |
| C1Fake objects | a noun from the verb's own root, or it with no meaning | She lived a happy life. / They hit it off. |
| Trap | explain, suggest and say take the person after to | She explained the rule to me. |
| C1Trap | last takes a length of time directly, with no for | The film lasts two hours. |