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by gmatrant » Sat May 01, 2010 5:04 am
Couple of questions on the below sentence

"The boy gave his shoes a good polishing"

1.Can I convert this sentence to passive voice?

2. I am trying to identify parts of the sentence, can you let me know if the below is correct.
The boy - subject
gave - verb
his shoes - complement or indirect object?
a good polishing - complement or object?
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by beat_gmat_09 » Sat May 01, 2010 5:58 am
gmatrant wrote:Couple of questions on the below sentence

"The boy gave his shoes a good polishing"

1.Can I convert this sentence to passive voice?

2. I am trying to identify parts of the sentence, can you let me know if the below is correct.
The boy - subject
gave - verb
his shoes - complement or indirect object?
a good polishing - complement or object?
Below is my thinking -

1. Sentence can be converted to passive voice -
A good polishing was given to the shoes by the boy
Predicate first followed by the subject.

2. Breaking the sentence
Sentence is a complex sentence with one main clause and one subordinate clauses.
The boy gave his shoes - Main clause.
a good polishing - Adverb clause.
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