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i was given by him vs i was given it by him

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I was given by him' is used when the receiver of the action is a person, while 'I was given it by him' is used when the receiver is a thing or an object. The addition of 'it' in the second phrase clarifies that the receiver is an object.

Last updated: March 12, 2024 • 4159 views

i was given by him

This phrase is correct when the receiver of the action is a person.

This phrase is used when the receiver of the action is a person. It indicates that someone received something from another person.

Examples:

I was given by him a beautiful gift.
She was given by him a book.
They were given by him some advice.

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Jun 24, 2014 ... "I did so on the basis of undertakings I was given by him about phone hacking and those turn out not be the case. "I always said if they turned ...
Jun 24, 2014 ... “I did so on the basis of undertakings I was given by him about phone hacking, and those turned out not to be the case.” But Ed Miliband, leader ...
Jun 24, 2014 ... I did so on the basis of undertakings I was given by him about phone hacking and those turned out not to be the case. I always said that if they ...
Jun 24, 2014 ... I did so on the basis of undertakings I was given by him about phone hacking and those turned out not to be the case. I always said that if they ...

Alternatives:

He gave me a beautiful gift.
She received a book from him.
They got some advice from him.

i was given it by him

This phrase is correct when the receiver of the action is a thing or an object.

This phrase is used when the receiver of the action is a thing or an object. The addition of 'it' clarifies that the receiver is an object.

Examples:

I was given it by him yesterday.
She was given it by him as a present.
They were given it by him for their project.

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Oct 18, 2014 ... If the me in to me wasn't the IO, than I was given it (by him) wouldn't be an equivalent passive. Similarly in Spanish, in le di algo and di algo a ...

Alternatives:

He gave it to me yesterday.
She received it as a present from him.
They got it for their project from him.

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