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Help the zoo director proofread the incident report. While "double passives" (a passive main verb followed by a passive infinitive) are sometimes necessary, they are grammatically incorrect with certain verbs like attempt, begin, or hope.

Select the grammatically correct sentence.

The correct answer is The runaway llama was ordered to be tranquilized by the director.

A "double passive" occurs when the main verb and the infinitive are both in the passive voice. While verbs of commanding or expecting (like order, expect, require) can form valid double passives, verbs like attempt, begin, want, and hope cannot.

To fix the incorrect options, you must change the main verb to the active voice (e.g., The zookeepers attempted to catch the runaway llama).

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