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Intermediate Grammar
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I was offered… / I don’t like being… – Passive 3“passive with two objects (I was given / she was offered) · being done · I was born · get + past participle” – 44 interactive questions
📖 Grammar Reference – I was offered… / I don’t like being… – Passive 3
Study the notes, then work through the six exercises.
1 Tier 1 – The Concept & Nuance: Verbs with Two Objects
When an active verb takes two objects (e.g. give, ask, offer, pay, show, tell), it is more natural in English to make the person the subject of the passive sentence.
– “We were offered the job.”
– “I was told that you were moving.”
– “He remembered being taken to the zoo.”
2 Tier 2 – Born (Always Passive Past)
The verb be born is always passive and normally past:
– “I was born in Chicago in 1998.” (NOT I born / I am born).
3 Tier 3 – Top 3 Common Learner Pitfalls
– Rule: Always say I was born (passive past).
– Rule: Passive gerund requires being + past participle (being told).
– Rule: Making the person the subject is the natural English standard.
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