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§ 5 Special Passive Constructions.

Verbs with two Passive Constructions

Some English verbs in the Active Voice can take two objects, a direct (usually a thing) and indirect one (usually a person).

With verbs which take two objects such as bring, tell, send, show, teach, promise, buy, throw, write, award, hand, sell, owe, grant, allow, feed, pass, post, read, take, offer, give, pay and lend, they can make two different passive sentences. However, it is more usual for passive sentences to begin with the person.

Active Ann showed Rod some photos

Passive a) Rod was shown some photos by Ann. (more usual)

b) Some photos were shown to Rod by Ann. (less usual)

E x e r c i s e s

5.1. (A) Change the structure of the following sentences so as to begin them with a person.

Model: A clock was given to him. He was given a clock

  1. Nothing was sent to him.

  2. Contracts were brought to sign.(He)

  3. Fairy-tales were read to the kids.

  4. A lot of money is owed to my friend.

  5. A new job was offered to him.

  6. Spanish is taught to us by Mrs Brown.

  7. A car was lent to me for a few days.

  8. A message has been sent to Ann’s director.

  9. A full explanation has been promised to me.

  10. Lots of flowers were given to the winner.

  11. A nice picture will be sent to them soon.

  12. Some help was offered to Sam, but he refused it.

  13. The whole truth has been told to Melanie.

  14. A lot of lies were told to me by the secretary.

  15. The newspaper was handed to him.

(B) Use two passive constructions where possible

  1. The Queen presented him with a medal.

  2. The waiter brought us the bill.

  3. Sam bought Ann some flowers.

  4. Victor has sold Tom a second-hand car.

  5. The examiner didn’t give us enough time to prepare all the questions.

  6. They left the children some fish.

  7. She took the report to Mr Green.

  8. They showed us the way to the cinema.

  9. We owe some money to the bank.

  10. I lent my friend 10$ the day before yesterday.

  11. The teacher explained the use of the Passive Voice to the students.

  12. The local council suggested a new project to the citizens.

  13. She has described her methods of teaching to us.

  14. Mr Brown introduced his cousin to us.

  15. Ann sent Bob her guitar.

  16. Mary wrote her friend a letter.

  17. No one explained the procedure to us.

  18. They have taught the boy a good lesson.

  19. The scientist demonstrated to the public how the machine worked.

  20. My boss promised me promotion.

5.2. Translate into English. Use the Passive Voice where appropriate

  1. Ребёнку показали, как пользоваться телефоном.

  2. Нам сообщили о результатах выборов.

  3. Мистеру Грину оставили большое наследство. Сейчас он собирается в кругосветное путешествие.

  4. В начале квартала сотрудникам фирмы сообщили, что их зарплата будет увеличена.

  5. Ему предложили интересную работу за рубежом.

  6. Доступ к серьёзной информации был разрешён лишь двоим сотрудникам.

  7. Известным людям во время интервью задают много вопросов об их творческих планах.

  8. Этот певец очень популярен. Ему всегда дарят много цветов.

  9. Нам принесли счёт за ужин.

  10. Два дня назад мне купили шубу, о которой я давно мечтала.

  11. Мне пришлют денежный перевод через неделю.

  12. Ему вчера одолжили нужную сумму денег.

  13. Ей обещают повышение по службе.

  14. На днях моей подруге предложили хорошо оплачиваемую работу, и она согласилась.

  15. Вчера мне из Москвы прислали посылку.

  16. Им сообщили о нашем приезде заранее, они нас встречали на вокзале.

  17. Мальчикам подробно описали дорогу, и они быстро нашли нужный дом.

  18. Если мне не пообещают повысить зарплату, я оставлю работу.

  19. Анне подарили много цветов на день рождения.

  20. Ей предложили интересную работу.