to deny smb. help / to deny help to smb.
Is it two options to say the same or opposite things, like
1. Daniel deny Sara's help.
2. Daniel deny help to Sara.
What is the right use of these constructions?
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Those two sentences are not the same.
1. Daniel [denies] Sara's help. --> In this sentence, Sara is offering to help Daniel. Daniel is the one who needs help.
2. Daniel [denies] help to Sara. --> In this sentence, Sara asked Daniel for help and he said no. Sara is the one who needs help.
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They mean different things, but not really opposite things.
In the first sentence, Daniel doesn’t want Sara to help him. We wouldn’t use the verb “denies”, but would use “refuses.:
Daniel refuses Sara’s help.
Daniel refuses help from Sara.
In the second sentence, Daniel doesn’t want to help Sara. We can use “denies” here, but we can also use “refuses.”, which is better:
Daniel denies help to Sara.
Daniel refuses to help Sara.
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