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The doll was given to me/ me by him.
He gave me a doll.
If we change the above sentence to a passive form, it will be...
1. I was given a doll by him.
2. A doll was given to me by him
What I'm wondering about is if it is possible to say
3. A doll was given me by him.
Also,
Is it grammatically correct to say
'4.I was brought a book by him'? - The passive form if He brought me a book.
Thank you so much - in advance.
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Re: The doll was given to me/ me by him.
1. I was given a doll by him.
2. A doll was given to me by him
3. A doll was given me by him.
4.I was brought a book by him?
You may hear #3 and #4, but they sound unnatural to me. #2 is grammatically OK, but #1 is far more natural.
Last edited by 5jj; 28-Feb-2012 at 08:51.
Reason: mistake corrected
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Re: The doll was given to me/ me by him.

Originally Posted by
wotcha
He gave me a doll.
If we change the above sentence to a passive form, it will be...
1. I was given a doll by him.
2. A doll was given to me by him
What I'm wondering about is if it is possible to say
3. A doll was given me by him.
Also,
Is it grammatically correct to say
'4.I was brought a book by him'? - The passive form if He brought me a book.
Thank you so much - in advance.
1 is a standard irregular passive, 2 a standard regular passive (interestingly, less popular than the irregular). 3 and 4 are for informal use only.
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