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Forming passive sentences (1)

'I was given that watch by Luke'

Verbs such as give take both a Direct Object (DO*) and an Indirect Object (IO*) in 2 patterns :

·        V + IO* + DO*

·        V + DO* + preposition + IO*

These verbs have 2 corresponding passives

+ The choice :

·        It depends on the context.

·        If we wish to specify an agent by at the end of the clause.

·        Note that 'to' can be left out ( informal context ), in the second passive pattern.

The verbs :

·        give, award, hand, lend, send, throw.

·        tell, ask, read, teach.

Verbs that can't be followed by Indirect Object + Direct Object in the active form

V + DO* + preposition + IO*

These verbs have 1 corresponding passives

The verbs  :

·        announce, demonstrate, describe, introduce, mention, propose, report, say, suggest.

Verbs followed by Object + Complement in the active have 1 passive form.

V + O* + Complement

These verbs have 1 corresponding passives

The verbs  :

·        appoint, declare, make, nominate, vote.

·        call, elect, title.

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