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Grammar

The Passive with Two Objects

You have read earlier how the transitive verb in a sentence can be changed from an active state into
the passive. For example,

They fi nd very great and fi ne pearls in his kingdom.
Very great and fi ne pearls are found in his kingdom.
In some sentences, the transitive verb has two objects. In such cases, either of them can be made the
subject in the passive voice and the other remains unchanged.

The fi shers give one-tenth of their pearls to the king.
One-tenth of their pearls are given to the king by the fi shers.

OR
The king is given one-tenth of their pearls by the fi shers.

Rewrite the following sentences in the passive, fi rst with one of the objects as the subject and
then the other.

1. The old gentleman off ers the pedestrians tea and biscuits.
2. The government gave the mining rights to the smaller company.

3. Farah lent me J.K. Rowling’s new book.
4. We show the beautiful art gallery to visitors.
5. The merchant sold his wares to our neighbours.

6. Sir Kenneth is going to present all the trophies to the winners in tomorrow’s programme.
7. Akshay has not sent me an invitation yet.
8. The man passed me a pen and a piece of paper.

Listening

Listen to the audio clip on how pearls are formed. Then write whether the following statements
are true or false.
1. Natural pearls are only formed when a grain of sand enters the oyster’s shell.

2. The shellfi sh produces a foreign particle to defend itself against the poisonous fl uid.
3. The greater the number of layers of nacre, the more lustrous the pearl is.
4. The seed is the ‘mother’ of a cultured pearl.

5. A saltwater pearl usually looks like a grain of puff ed rice.
6. Culturing pearls of good quality takes at least six years or more.

7. Cultured pearls are always of gem-like quality, unlike natural pearls.

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