In Grammar 1-1, we saw that all Passive
Voice sentences contain objects that
move to the subject position of the
sentence. But what happens when the
Active Voice sentence contains two
objects?
One object
Active Voice
My mom bought a car .
Passive Voice
A car was bought by my mom.
Two objects
Active Voice
My mom gave me a car for my
birthday. (=My mom gave a car to
me.)
Passive Voice
I was given a car by my mom for
my birthday.
A car was given to me by my
mom for my birthday.
Possible Structures
Even if a sentence has two objects, both
structures may not be possible.
Two possible structures
Two objects
Active Voice
Her aunt sent her a card for her
graduation.
Passive Voice
She was sent a card by her aunt for
her graduation.
A card was sent to her by her
aunt for her graduation.
Although a preposition is added (“to”
her), both structures are possible.
Some verbs in this category are:
allow
ask
bring
deny
excuse
feed
forgive
give
hand
kick
lend
offer
order
owe
pass
permit
promise
refuse
read
sell
send
serve
show
teach
tell
throw
wish
write
One possible structure
Two objects
Active Voice
Last week, Sammy announced his
retirement to his family .
Passive Voice
Last week, Sammy’s retirement
was announced to his family .
Last week, Sammy’s family was
announced his retirement.
Some verbs in this category are:
announce
confess
contribute
declare
describe
deliver
donate
explain
introduce
mention
refer
prove
return
report
say
speak
submit
suggest
Another possible structure is possible
with the example above - “Last week, it
was announced to Sammy’s family that
he was going to retire”. However, this
impersonal structure will be studied later.
Exercise
!5-2 Passive Voice with Two
Objects
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Before last year, many refugee
families had been denied entry at the
border by the government.
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e. Tommy asked Aunt Lilly questions about
her childhood in Sweden.
Aunt Lilly was asked questions about
her childhood in Sweden by Tommy.
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f. My parents wished me good luck when I
left for a year to study abroad.
I was wished good luck by my
parents when I left for a year to study
abroad.
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g. Vanessa will sell Greg her car when she
moves to China.
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