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Passive voice with two objects

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John gave a bar of chocolate to Jill.

a: Jill was given a bar of chocolate by John. || b: A bar of chocolate was given to Jill by John.

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I lent a pencil to Graham.

a: Graham was lent a pencil (by me) || b: A pencil was lent to Graham (by me).

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Fiona told the truth to Julian.

a: Julian was told the truth by Fiona. || b: The truth was told to Julian by Fiona.

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They offered the job to Simon.

a: Simon was offered the job (by them) || b: The job was offered to Simon (by them).

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The boss showed the new computer to Anna.

a: Anna was shown the new computer by the boss. || b: The new computer was shown to Anna by the boss.

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Julie taught the grammar to the students.

a: The students were taught the grammar by Julie. || b: The grammar was taught to the students by Julie.

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I sent the email to John.

a: John was sent the email (by me) || b: The email was sent to John (by me).

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Lucy threw the ball to the child.

a: The child was thrown the ball by Lucy. || b: The ball was thrown to the child by Lucy.

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Sophia sold the car to a doctor.

a: A doctor was sold the car by Sophia || b: The car was sold to a doctor by Sophia.

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I asked the question to David.

a: David was asked the question (by me) || b: The question was asked to David (by me).

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Rachel will give you some advice.

a: You will be given some advice by Rachel. || b: Some advice will be given to you by Rachel.

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I sent him a letter.

a: He was sent a letter (by me) || b: A letter was sent to him (by me).

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The police officer showed us the way.

a: We were shown the way by the police officer. || b: The way was shown to us by the police officer.

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Our neighbour gave me a lift.

a: I was given a lift by our neighbour. || b: A lift was given to me by our neighbour.

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We have asked him a favour.

a: He has been asked a favour (by us). || b: A favour has been asked of him (by us).

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She told me a lie.

a: I was told a lie (by her).|| b: A lie was told to me (by her).

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