Rewrite the sentences in the passive in both ways, as in the example.
1. His father gave Billy a new bicycle.
a) Billy was given a new bicycle by his father.
b) A new bicycle was given to Billy by his father.
2. Fred has offtered Mary a witch.
a)...
b)...
3. Lisa is sending Tim an invitation.
a)...
b)...
4. She brought me some organes
a)...
b)...
5. Sonia is going to lend me some money
a)...
b)...
6. Jack will show me the new car.
a)...
b)...
7.They paid him a lot of money for the job
a)...
b)...
a) A new bicycle was given to Billy by his father. The active sentence "His father gave Billy a new bicycle" is transformed into a passive sentence by making the direct object (a new bicycle) the subject of the sentence, using the past participle form of the verb "give" (given) and adding the preposition "to" before the indirect object (Billy). The agent of the action (his father) is added at the end of the sentence.
b) Billy was given a new bicycle by his father. In this version, the sentence is transformed by making the indirect object (Billy) the subject of the sentence, using the past participle form of the verb "give" (given) and adding the preposition "by" before the agent of the action (his father).
2.
a) Mary has been offered a witch by Fred. In this case, "Mary" becomes the subject of the passive sentence, "has offered" is changed to "has been offered", and "a witch" remains the direct object. The agent of the action (Fred) is added at the end of the sentence.
b) A witch has been offered to Mary by Fred. Here, the active sentence "Fred has offered Mary a witch" is transformed by making the direct object (a witch) the subject of the sentence, using the passive form "has been offered", and adding the preposition "to" before the indirect object (Mary). The agent of the action (Fred) is added at the end of the sentence.
3.
a) Tim is being sent an invitation by Lisa. This passive construction makes "Tim" the subject of the sentence, changes "is sending" to "is being sent", and adds the preposition "by" before the agent of the action (Lisa).
b) An invitation is being sent to Tim by Lisa. In this version, the passive sentence is formed by making the direct object (an invitation) the subject, using the passive form "is being sent", and adding the preposition "to" before the indirect object (Tim). The agent of the action (Lisa) is added at the end of the sentence.
4.
a) Some oranges were brought to me by her. Here, "Some oranges" becomes the subject of the passive sentence, "brought" is changed to "were brought", and the preposition "to" is added before the indirect object (me). The agent of the action (her) is added at the end of the sentence.
b) I was brought some oranges by her. In this version, the sentence is transformed by making the indirect object (me) the subject, using the passive form "was brought", and adding the preposition "by" before the agent of the action (her).
5.
a) I am going to be lent some money by Sonia. Here, "I" becomes the subject of the passive sentence, changes "is going to lend" to "am going to be lent", and adds the preposition "by" before the agent of the action (Sonia).
b) Some money is going to be lent to me by Sonia. In this version, the passive sentence is formed by making the direct object (some money) the subject, using the passive form "is going to be lent", and adding the preposition "to" before the indirect object (me). The agent of the action (Sonia) is added at the end of the sentence.
6.
a) The new car will be shown to me by Jack. In this case, "The new car" becomes the subject of the passive sentence, changes "will show" to "will be shown", and adds the preposition "to" before the indirect object (me). The agent of the action (Jack) is added at the end of the sentence.
b) I will be shown the new car by Jack. Here, the passive sentence is formed by making the indirect object (me) the subject, using the passive form "will be shown", and adding the preposition "by" before the agent of the action (Jack).
7.
a) He was paid a lot of money for the job by them. In this case, "He" becomes the subject of the passive sentence, changes "paid" to "was paid", and adds the preposition "for" before the object of the preposition (the job). The agent of the action (them) is added at the end of the sentence.
b) A lot of money was paid to him for the job by them. In this version, the passive sentence is formed by making the direct object (a lot of money) the subject, using the passive form "was paid", adding the preposition "to" before the indirect object (him), and adding the preposition "for" before the object of the preposition (the job). The agent of the action (them) is added at the end of the sentence.