send

He sent to Laura a letter.
He sent Laura a letter.
He sent a letter to Laura.

Send is one of the verbs that can have two objects: a person and a thing.

There are two possible structures:

  • send + person + thing: ‘He sent Laura a letter.’
  • send + thing + to + person: ‘He sent a letter to Laura.’

Do not put to + person immediately after send: ‘He sent to Laura a letter.’

Other verbs that can be used in the same way include give, lend, offer, promise, read, sell, show, teach, tell and write.

See DOUBLE OBJECT VERBS