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Passive Verbs With Two Objects PDF

The document discusses verbs with two objects in the passive voice. It provides 10 examples of sentences with a verb that has two objects, such as "give" or "tell". For each example, it shows the transformation of the sentence into the passive voice, with the object of the preposition becoming the subject and the subject of the active sentence becoming indirect object or prepositional phrase.

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Passive Verbs With Two Objects PDF

The document discusses verbs with two objects in the passive voice. It provides 10 examples of sentences with a verb that has two objects, such as "give" or "tell". For each example, it shows the transformation of the sentence into the passive voice, with the object of the preposition becoming the subject and the subject of the active sentence becoming indirect object or prepositional phrase.

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The Passive: Verbs with Two Objects

This time there are two answers:

1. John gave a bar of chocolate to Jill.


a:________________________________________________________________
b:________________________________________________________________

2. I lent a pencil to Graham.


a:________________________________________________________________
b:________________________________________________________________

3. Fiona told the truth to Julian.


a:________________________________________________________________
b:________________________________________________________________

4. They offered the job to Simon.


a:________________________________________________________________
b:________________________________________________________________

5. The boss showed the new computer to Anna.


a:________________________________________________________________
b:________________________________________________________________

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6. Julie taught the grammar to the students.


a:________________________________________________________________
b:________________________________________________________________

7. I sent the email to John.


a:________________________________________________________________
b:________________________________________________________________

8. Lucy threw the ball to the child.


a:________________________________________________________________
b:________________________________________________________________

9. Sophia sold the car to a doctor.


a:________________________________________________________________
b:________________________________________________________________

10. I asked the question to David.


a:________________________________________________________________
b:________________________________________________________________

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May be freely copied for personal or classroom use.

Answers:
1. a: Jill was given a bar of chocolate (by John).
b: A bar of chocolate was given to Jill (by John).
2. a: Graham was lent a pencil (by me).
b: A pencil was lent to Graham (by me).
3. a: Julian was told the truth (by Fiona).
b: The truth was told to Julian (by Fiona).
4. a: Simon was offered the job (by them).
b: The job was offered to Simon (by them).
5. a: Anna was shown the new computer (by the boss).
b: The new computer was shown to Anna (by the boss).
6. a: The students were taught the grammar (by Julie).
b: The grammar was taught to the students (by Julie).
7. a: John was sent the email (by me).
b: The email was sent to John (by me).
8. a: The child was thrown the ball (by Lucy).
b: The ball was thrown to the child (by Lucy).
9. a: A doctor was sold the car (by Sophia).
b: The car was sold to a doctor (by Sophia).
10. a: David was asked the question (by me).
b: The question was asked to David (by me).

2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com
May be freely copied for personal or classroom use.

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