Do we "Notify someone something" or "Notify someone of something"?

[tufguy]

Do we "Notify someone something" or "Notify someone of something"?

Do we "Notify someone something" or "Notify someone of something"?

1) Insurance was notified of the treatment that was given to the insured.

2) Insurance was notified that the patient was treated.


Please check.

 

[slevlife]

Re: Do we "Notify someone something" or "Notify someone of something"?

Do we "Notify someone something" or "Notify someone of something"?

We notify someone of/that/about/why/... something. We don't notify someone something.

Both of your example sentences are fine. In practice they mean the same thing, but in theory there is a difference in meaning.

- In 1, "that was given to the insured" describes the treatment that the insurance company was notified of, not the contents of the notification they received. All we know for sure is that the company was notified of the treatment.
- In 2, it is more explicit that the insurance company was notified about the patient having received the treatment.

 

[tufguy]

Re: Do we "Notify someone something" or "Notify someone of something"?

We notify someone of/that/about/why/... something. We don't notify someone something.

Both of your example sentences are fine. In practice they mean the same thing, but in theory there is a difference in meaning.

- In 1, "that was given to the insured" describes the treatment that the insurance company was notified of, not the contents of the notification they received. All we know for sure is that the company was notified of the treatment.
- In 2, it is more explicit that the insurance company was notified about the patient having received the treatment.

So it can be used with or without "Of". Am I correct?

 

[5jj]

Re: Do we "Notify someone something" or "Notify someone of something"?

Slevlife wrote "We notify someone of/that/about/why/... something. We don't notify someone something".

 

[Tarheel]

Re: Do we "Notify someone something" or "Notify someone of something"?

1) Insurance was notified of the treatment that was given to the insured.

2) Insurance was notified that the patient was treated.

In real life you would supply whoever with more details, wouldn't you?

(Neither of your sentences uses the "notify someone something" form.)