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Question 86

The equipment voucher, not Idris, is the topic. The organisers gave Idris an equipment voucher, so the focused passive is: An equipment voucher ___.

  1. gave Idris by the organisers
  2. was given to IdrisCorrect answer
  3. was gave Idris by the organisers
  4. was giving to Idris by the organisers

Explanation

Was given to Idris places the thing in subject position, matching the declared topic. A recipient-subject version is equally grammatical but would select Idris as the focus instead.

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