[Grammar] She was offered to

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Can we change the phrase 'He offered to carry her bag" into a sentence with the passive form of the verb (if we don't want to mention the doer of the action)?

She was offered to.... (have her bag carried for her????) ?
 
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No. If you don't want to name the doer, say 'Somebody offered to carry her bag'.

Trying to make that passive is something native speakers wouldn't do.
 
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