| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| cases | -O | O | PO | 2O |
| TO BORROW | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| TO LEND | ✔️ | ✔️ |
O = followed by an object;
PO = followed by a personal object;
2O = followed by a two objects;
1 I don't approve of borrowing.
2 May I borrow your pen?
3 He's always borrowing from his friends.
4 I borrowed this book from my uncle.The fundamental difference between borrow and lend is expressed in sentence 4 and lend, sentence 4: we borrow something from someone; you borrow things from the owner, but, seen from the other side, the owner lends you things/lends things to you.
☣️ Problem: He borrowed that pencil from me. (NOT He borrowed me that pencil.)
2 Banks lend money.
4 My uncle lent me this book/lent this book to me.See borrow.
🌱 Noun: loan, what is lent, usually money.
☣️ Problem: Pay attention! (NOT lend)
🌱Noun:
☣️Remember: