http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aNominative+tag%3aPassive+sentencesSearch results for 'tag:Nominative tag:Passive sentences' matching tags 'Nominative' and 'Passive sentences'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3256.36449)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhomWasGivenTheBook/ppnh/post.htm#78258Fri, 04 Mar 2005 03:45:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:78258CalifJimWhew! I can hear it that way if I try hard, but I like the surface subject of a passive sentence to be as much a nominative as the surface subject of an active one. <br /> <br />Accusative: *Whom was invited? Dative: *Whom was given the book? <br /> <br />And also: *To whom was given the book? But "To whom was the book given" seems OK. <br /> <br />The one I should probably find acceptable -- "*Whom was the book given?" -- I don't! Go figure! <br /> <br />CJ