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Choose the correct passive voice transformation for the following complex sentence containing a dual-object structure and a modal verb:"The board of directors urged the administration to allot the meritorious students comprehensive scholarships for the upcoming academic year."
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Detailed Explanation
To correctly convert a complex sentence with an infinitive phrase and dual objects into the passive voice, we must analyze the main clause and the subordinate infinitive clause separately. The main clause "The board of directors urged the administration" transforms into "The administration was urged by the board of directors." The active infinitive "to allot [indirect object] [direct object]" transforms into the passive infinitive structure "to be allotted [direct object] to [indirect object]" or retaining the secondary object safely. In English syntax, when converting verbs like 'allot', 'give', or 'offer' which take two objects, the recipient object or the direct object can be promoted, but maintaining the structural integrity of the infinitive complement 'to allot comprehensive scholarships to the meritorious students' tied to 'the administration' is grammatically precise. For a deeper understanding of voice transformations in English grammar, you can refer to the Wikipedia Reference on the English passive voice.
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