Passive mood
The teacher got him a book.
I need to change the sentence into a passive mood. Here the two sentences I came up with. But I am not sure if they are cotrect.
1. A book was gotten for him by the teacher
2. He was gotten a book by the teacher.
Can both be correct? Could you help me clarify it? Thanks.
Top answer
deborahjeong The teacher got him a book . In this sentence the verb 'get' is ditransitive (has two objects), so either of its objects can be made the subject of a corresponding passive sentence. deborahjeong 1.
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deborahjeongThe teacher got him a book.
In this sentence the verb 'get' is ditransitive (has two objects), so either of its objects can be made the subject of a corresponding passive sentence.
deborahjeong1. A book was gotten for him by the teacher
2. He was gotten a book by the teacher.
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