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Passives with direct and indirect objects
100

Teachers often give students feedback on their writing during the course.

Students are often given feedback on their writing during the course.

100

The final decision was made after a long meeting.

The committee made the final decision after a long meeting.

100

The sudden storm destroyed many houses along the coastal area during the night.

Many houses along the coastal area got destroyed during the night because of the sudden storm.

100

The teacher gives students detailed feedback on their essays every week.

Passive: Students are given detailed feedback on their essays every week.
Passive (alternative): Detailed feedback on their essays is given to students every week.

200

The committee approved the new curriculum after a long discussion.

The new curriculum was approved after a long discussion by the committee.

200

A new online platform is being developed by the IT department.

The IT department is developing a new online platform.

200

People can easily misunderstand this new rule if it is not clearly explained in class.

This new rule can get misunderstood easily if it is not clearly explained in class.

200

The university awarded her a scholarship for outstanding academic performance.

Passive: She was awarded a scholarship for outstanding academic performance.
Passive (alternative): A scholarship was awarded to her for outstanding academic performance.

300

The university has introduced several innovative teaching methods this year.

Several innovative teaching methods have been introduced by the university this year.

300

The documents were being reviewed by the manager during the inspection.

The manager was reviewing the documents during the inspection.

300

They had damaged the expensive laboratory equipment before the inspection team arrived.

The expensive laboratory equipment had got damaged before the inspection team arrived.

300

The organization will offer participants certificates after the training program.

Passive: Participants will be offered certificates after the training program.
Passive (alternative): Certificates will be offered to participants after the training program.

400

The lecturer had already explained the key concepts before the exam revision session started.

The key concepts had already been explained by the lecturer before the exam revision session

400

The report had already been submitted by the time the deadline was extended.

The team had already submitted the report by the time the deadline was extended.

400

They were questioning her during the interview about her previous teaching experience.

She was getting questioned during the interview about her previous teaching experience.

400

The school is going to provide students extra revision classes before the exam.

Passive: Students are going to be provided with extra revision classes before the exam.
Passive (alternative): Extra revision classes are going to be provided to students before the exam.

500

All participants must complete the consent form before joining the experiment.

The consent form must be completed by all participants before joining the experiment.

500

A new training program is going to be launched by the company next month.

The company is going to launch a new training program next month.

500

People often blame him for making decisions that are not popular in the company.

He often gets blamed for making decisions that are not popular in the company.

500

The company must give employees clear instructions before starting the project.

Passive: Employees must be given clear instructions before starting the project.
Passive (alternative): Clear instructions must be given to employees before starting the project.