She was ___ a scholarship.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: offered
Completed sentence: She was offered a scholarship. Some ditransitive verbs allow either object as the passive subject: She was given a prize; a prize was given to her. With buy/make, for often replaces to. Not every two-object pattern transfers freely; explain requires a thing + to-person structure.
A letter was sent ___ all applicants.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: to
Completed sentence: A letter was sent to all applicants. Some ditransitive verbs allow either object as the passive subject: She was given a prize; a prize was given to her. With buy/make, for often replaces to. Not every two-object pattern transfers freely; explain requires a thing + to-person structure.
A cake was made ___ the winner.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: for
Completed sentence: A cake was made for the winner. Some ditransitive verbs allow either object as the passive subject: She was given a prize; a prize was given to her. With buy/make, for often replaces to. Not every two-object pattern transfers freely; explain requires a thing + to-person structure.
The rules were explained ___ us.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: to
Completed sentence: The rules were explained to us. Some ditransitive verbs allow either object as the passive subject: She was given a prize; a prize was given to her. With buy/make, for often replaces to. Not every two-object pattern transfers freely; explain requires a thing + to-person structure.
Choose the correct passive.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: I was told the news.
Correct choice: I was told the news. Some ditransitive verbs allow either object as the passive subject: She was given a prize; a prize was given to her. With buy/make, for often replaces to. Not every two-object pattern transfers freely; explain requires a thing + to-person structure.
