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Which are correct:



1-When he saw needy and hungry people, he offered his own meals to eat.
2-When he saw that we didn't have a car, he offered his own car to go to the beach.
3-He often lends his tools to repair things with.
4-If the other computers aren't on, he often offers his own computer to access the net.
5-He has often offered his shoulder to cry on.

[peterteacher]

None of them are really wrong, but you should be more clear about who is receiving the benefit of the action using "for/to <pronoun>"

1-When he saw needy and hungry people, he offered his own meals for them to eat.
2-When he saw that we didn't have a car, he offered his own car to us to go to the beach.
3-He often lends his tools to people to repair things with.
4-If the other computers aren't on, he often offers his own computer for others to access the net.
5-He has often offered his shoulder for me to cry on.

And there I've been using shorter forms of the full version: "He often lends his tools TO others FOR them to repair things with."
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