Passive Voice Basics Exercises PDFSet 5: Passive with Two Objects

20 questions·14 min·Answers included·Explanations included

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Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1."They gave me a prize." Which passive sentence is correct?

a) A prize was gave to me.b) Me was given a prize.c) I was given a prize.d) I given a prize.

2."Someone sent her a letter." → She ___ a letter.

a) sentb) was sentc) is sentd) were sent

3."The teacher told us the answer." Which passive is correct?

a) We told the answer.b) The answer was told us.c) Us were told the answer.d) We were told the answer.

4."They offered him a job." → He ___ a job.

a) was offeredb) offeredc) is offeredd) were offered

5."Someone showed the tourists the city." → The tourists ___.

a) were shown the cityb) was shown the cityc) showed the cityd) were showing the city

... and 15 more questions in the PDF

1.I was given a prize.

2.was sent

3.We were told the answer.

4.was offered

5.were shown the city

... and 15 more answers in the PDF

1."I was given a prize."(c)

With two-object verbs, the indirect object (me → I) can become the subject. 'I was given a prize' is the more common passive form.

2."was sent"(b)

The indirect object 'her' becomes the subject 'she'. Past passive: 'She was sent a letter.'

3."We were told the answer."(d)

The indirect object 'us' becomes 'we' (subject). 'We were told the answer' is the natural passive form with 'tell'.

4."was offered"(a)

'Him' becomes 'he' (subject) in passive. Past tense: 'He was offered a job.' This is a very common pattern in English.

5."were shown the city"(a)

'The tourists' is plural, so use 'were shown'. The indirect object becomes the subject + was/were + past participle + direct object.

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