すずきさんはははにほんをあげました VS すずきさんはははにほんをくださいました
A japanese told me that "すずきさんはははにほんをくださいました" is wrong, because we are being not polite, so "すずきさんはははにほんをあげました" would be used. But I think that "すずきさんはははにほんをくださいました" is good.

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すずきさんは ははに ほんをあげました VS すずきさんは ははに ほんをくださいました
A japanese told me that "すずきさんは ははに ほんをくださいました" is wrong, because we are being not polite, so "すずきさんは ははに ほんをあげました" would be used. But I think that "すずきさんは ははに ほんをくださいました" is good.

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Hi, it's a very interesting question, but I want some infomation to answer.
Would you tell me the relation between "すずきさん", "はは" and "speaker" ?
Thank you!

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If mother is your mother, you are right. But if mother is suzuki's mother, that Japanese tell you a correct sentence.

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