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CILB
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I have a simple question.
This is the active sentence: Peter gave his girlfriend a stolen ring.
What is the correct passive sentence??
- His girlfriend was given a ring.
- A ring was given to his girlfriend.
Both sound correct to me , but there �s a grammatical explanation to this. I think it has to do with indirect objects.... I do not remember.... can you help me?
MANY THANKS |
14 Apr 2009
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Zora
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Both sentences are grammatically correct. It �s just that you have two objects that you can "play" with in this sentence - the direct and indirect object.
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14 Apr 2009
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isaserra
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For me, both are correct... It is called the idiomatic passive, because you use the direct or indirect object to start the sentence in the passive voice... |
14 Apr 2009
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CILB
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Thank you so much Zora! I needed the answer fo NOW. Im off to class now... Thanks again...
Cecilia. |
14 Apr 2009
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