STRUCTURE . LECTURER BY MISS INDAH

INDIRECT OBJECTS AS PASSIVE SUBJECTS

( A) Someone gave Mrs. Lee an award

                                i.o.            d.o.

( B) Mrs. Lee was given an award

( C ) Someone gave an award to Mrs.Lee

                                   d.o             i.o.

( D ) An award was given to Mrs.Lee

I.O = indirect objects ; D.O = direct object

Either an indirect object or a direct object may become the subject of a passive sentence.

(a), (b), (c), and (d) have the same meaning

Notice in  (d) : When the direct object becomes the subject, to is usually kept in front of the inderect object.

Example :

Her mother bought mike     a car

                                 o         o

Ø  Mike was brought a car by her mother

Ø  A car was bought to mike by her mother

Unilak gave miss indah a car

                       o                o

Ø  Miss indah was given a car by unilak

Ø  A car was given to miss indah by unilak

The seller was showing miss indah  a  brochure of car

Ø  Miss indah was being showed a brochure of car by the seller

Ø  A brochure of car was being showed to miss indah by the seller

Ada Active sentences with two objects in Passive

Two objects in an active sentences – two possible passive sentences

When there are two objects in an active sentence, there are two possible active sentences and two possible passive sentences.

• Sentence 1: The professor gave the students the books.

• Sentence 2: The professor gave the books to the students.

There are two objects in each of the following sentences:

• Object 1 = indirect object → the students

• Object 2 = direct object → the books

An indirect object is very often a person, a direct object a thing. When a direct object is followed by an indirect one, we put to in front of the indirect object.

Active sentence 1

Subject	Verb	indirect Object	direct Object
The professor	gave	the students	the books.

Active sentence 2

Subject	Verb	direct Object	indirect Object with to
The professor	gave	the books	to the students.

Each of the objects (books/students) in the active sentences can become subject in the passive sentence.

Passive sentence 1

Subject	Verb	Object	(by-agent)
The students	were given	the books.	(by the professor).

Passive sentence 2

Subject	Verb	Object	(by-agent)
The books	were given	to the students	(by the professor).

Reference : Betty Schrampfer Azar 
                   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK9cjDVL6bM
                   http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/passive_two_objects.htm