When a verb has a direct and an indirect object, the passive keeps:
AOne of them
BBoth of them
CNone of them
DHalf of them
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. One of them
1. One of the two becomes the subject.
2. The other stays where it is.
3. So one of them is retained after the passive.
_Source: Kittredge, An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises (Project Gutenberg)_
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