Ditransitive verbs in passive voice
Ditransitive verbs (bring, give, lend, pass, pay, promise, sell, send, show, hand, tell etc.) can have two objectA person or thing that is affected by the action of a verb or involved in the result of an action.s; a direct objectThe directly affected object of the verb; the receiver of the action. E.g.: Who has taken a piece of my bread? ("a piece of my bread") and an indirect objectTo or for whom or what the action of the verb takes place. E.g.: I have bought these flowers for you. ("you"). The order of these is optional, but if the direct object comes first, the indirect object is preceded by a preposition, usually to.
I gave him a book for Christmas.
I gave $200 to the manager.
In case of these sentences two different passive sentences can be formed, depending on which object we focusThe main or central point of attention or interest; what is emphasized. E.g.: All I wanna do is have some fun. ("all") on, that is, which one becomes the subjectThe person or thing that performs the action of a verb or that is described by a verb. E.g.: Andy has never been to Brunei. ("Andy").
A book was given to him for Christmas.
He was given a book for Christmas.
$200 was given to the manager.
The manager was given $200.
Note that if the direct object becomes the subject of the passive sentence, the indirect object is preceded by a preposition:
$200 was given to the manager.
Comments and questions
correct or incorrect?
You can be told the truth...but...
can the truth be told "to" you?
The verb tell can be used
The verbA part of speech that expresses an action or a state. E.g.: John seldom plays tennis. tell can be used in the structureThe way in which the parts of a sentence, clause or expression are arranged. E.g.: make somebody + infinitive in "The teacher made me rewrite the composition."s
in both of which we have a direct (something) and an indirect objectTo or for whom or what the action of the verb takes place. E.g.: I have bought these flowers for you. ("you") (someone). If we tranform these structures into the passive, we get
so the answer to your question is yes, both are correct.
passive voice
He paid a lot for the book. What is a passive voiceThe form of the transitive verb that shows whether the subject acts (active voice) or is acted upon (passive voice). of this sentence? Thanks.
He paid a lot for the book.
However, if you include an indirect objectTo or for whom or what the action of the verb takes place. E.g.: I have bought these flowers for you. ("you") in the original sentence (He paid me a lot for the book), there are two possible passive versions:
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