I showed the updated figures to the director. Is this possible to rephrase with no preposition? how?, Yes - I showed the director the updated figures — yes; "show" allows both patterns - with and without preposition, She explained the procedure to me. Is this possible to rephrase with no preposition?, No. "Explain"takes Dir-Obj + to + InObj, They offered the senior position to her. Is this possible to rephrase with no preposition? how?, Yes. They offered her the senior position. But: "They offered it to her" - is more natural, He described the situation to her. Is this possible to rephrase with no preposition? how?, No., The court refused him a visa for the third consecutive year. Can we use "to" with the object 'her'?, No — "refuse" is not used with 'to' or 'for', She wrote a long letter to him. Is it possible to rephrase with no preposition? how?, Yes. She wrote him a long letter.

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