Choose the passive form of this sentence.
She gave me a book.

I was given a book by her.Correct answerYour answerI gave a book by her.Correct answerYour answerI was gave a book by her.Correct answerYour answerI have been given a book by her.Correct answerYour answer

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Correct answer: A

A verb with two objects can put either one first. With "me" as the subject, it is "I was given a book by her."

Worth noting

"I was gave" uses the simple past form. The passive takes the past participle, "given".

Concept: The passive of a verb with two objects
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Choose the passive form of this sentence.She gave me a book.

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Choose the passive form of this sentence.
She gave me a book.