B2 · Intermediário superior Capítulo 20

Voz Passiva com Dois Objetos: Dê um Toque Nativo ao seu Inglês

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Chapter in 30 Seconds

Master the art of shifting focus when a verb has two objects.

  • Identify direct and indirect objects in active sentences.
  • Transform sentences into two distinct passive forms.
  • Choose the most natural subject for professional communication.
Two objects, two passives, total control.

O que você vai aprender

Pronto para dar aquele salto de qualidade no seu inglês? No nível B2, o segredo da fluência está nos detalhes, e dominar a voz passiva com dois objetos é um deles! Sabe quando usamos verbos como 'give', 'tell' ou 'send'? Eles permitem que você escolha quem será o protagonista da frase. Neste capítulo, você vai descobrir por que dizer 'She was given a prize' soa muito mais natural e comum no dia a dia do que 'A prize was given to her'. Vamos explorar como essa escolha muda o foco da sua conversa, permitindo que você destaque a pessoa envolvida na ação de forma elegante. Imagine que você está em uma reunião de trabalho e precisa relatar que sua equipe recebeu instruções importantes: usar 'We were told...' em vez de uma estrutura mais rígida fará você soar como um profissional experiente e seguro. Ao final destas lições, você terá a confiança necessária para decidir qual objeto deve ser o sujeito da frase, garantindo que sua comunicação seja precisa, fluida e, acima de tudo, autêntica. Vamos transformar sua forma de contar histórias e relatar fatos em inglês!

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to rewrite sentences like 'They gave me a book' into both passive variations accurately.

Dicas e truques (1)

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Focus on the subject

If you want to talk about the person, make them the subject. If you want to talk about the thing, make it the subject.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive with Two Objects: She Was Given a Prize / A Prize Was Given to Her

Vocabulário-chave (6)

award to give a prize or mark of recognition grant to agree to give or allow something requested offer to present something for someone to accept or reject lend to give something temporarily owe to have an obligation to pay or give something promise to assure someone that one will do or give something

Real-World Preview

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The Promotion Meeting

Review Summary

  • [Subject (Person)] + [be] + [V3] + [Direct Object] OR [Subject (Thing)] + [be] + [V3] + [to/for] + [Indirect Object]

Erros comuns

When the direct object (the thing) is the subject, you must usually use 'to' or 'for' before the indirect object (the person).

Wrong: The money was sent me.
Correto: The money was sent to me.

Some verbs, like 'explain', 'suggest', or 'describe', do not allow the person to be the subject of a passive sentence.

Wrong: I was explained the problem.
Correto: The problem was explained to me.

Verbs like 'make', 'buy', or 'get' use the preposition 'for' instead of 'to' in the passive voice.

Wrong: A cake was made to her.
Correto: A cake was made for her.

Next Steps

Congratulations! You have completed the final chapter of this level. You now possess the sophisticated grammatical tools needed to navigate professional and academic English with confidence. Keep practicing these structures to make them second nature!

Write a formal email explaining a mistake where 'the wrong information was given to a client'.

Continue to: Foundations of Description and Connection

Prática rápida (3)

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

A prize was given me.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: A prize was given to me.
Need 'to' for the object-subject form.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive with Two Objects: She Was Given a Prize / A Prize Was Given to Her

Choose the correct form.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: She was sent an email.
Standard person-subject passive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive with Two Objects: She Was Given a Prize / A Prize Was Given to Her

Fill in the blank.

I was ___ a prize.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: given
Passive needs past participle.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive with Two Objects: She Was Given a Prize / A Prize Was Given to Her

Score: /3

Perguntas comuns (2)

No, only with ditransitive verbs like 'give', 'send', 'offer'.
It marks the recipient in the object-subject passive.
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