Ditransitive verbs, represented by <i>give</i>, have two arguments in addition to the subject. A ‘yes’ value to this property indicates that the Theme argument in such a construction is treated like a direct object, whereas the Goal argument is treated like an indirect object (with respect to case marking, oblique preposition, etc.). That is, while the Goal argument (the entity something is given to) is treated like an oblique argument, the Theme argument (the thing given) is treated like direct objects in monotransitive verbs. <br><br> English is an example of this kind of language, since the verb <i>give</i> can put the Goal into the object position of a preposition, as in <i>I gave this <b>to</b> him</i>, while the direct object is still like direct object in monotransitive verbs (Haspelmath 2008). Icelandic is another example, as it marks goal arguments with Oblique (Dative) case, as in <i>Ég gaf <b>honum</b> þetta</i> ‘I.NOM gave <b>him.DAT</b> this.ACC for ‘I gave this to him.’

<br><br><b>Note</b>: Languages like English have two options for double object constructions with <i>give</i>. In such cases, each relevant property will be valued ‘yes’. 
	
<br><br><b>Reference</b><br>Haspelmath, Martin. 2008. Ditransitive Construction: The Verb ‘Give’. In Haspelmath et al. (2008), chapter 105. Available online at <a href="http://wals.info/feature/105">http://wals.info/feature/105</a href>.
