"Object to" phrasal verb or not

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He objected to the proposal.

The above is a sentence to change into passive voice from a grammar book. The answer was also given.

According to the Oxford dictionary, object is given as intransitive in the given structure and object to is not given as a phrasal verb.

Is it possible to change into passive voice? If yes, how?

Obect to + something..... Here it is intransitive. Object + that clause..... Here it is transitive. The discussing point is about case 1 — Chinnabatthina Siva Kumar, Commented Jun 18, 2020 at 6:12
Some verbs license special prepositions, so, I suppose that to is just a preposition there. Like, he pointed at the floor. Or perhaps adverbial prepositional phrase! — Cardinal, Commented Jun 18, 2020 at 6:16
The verb "object" is always intransitive. That clauses are not objects. — BillJ, Commented Jun 18, 2020 at 8:27

farnsy · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-19 07:10:53Z

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"Object to" can be put into the passive voice as follows:

The proposal was objected to.

or

The proposal was objected to by him.

FYI, the use of passive voice in contexts like this is as ugly as sin.

answered Jun 18, 2020 at 6:48

farnsy

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Can "pray to", "suffer from" be considered as transitive phrasal verbs? Any tip to identify a transitive phrasal verb...?
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Commented Jun 19, 2020 at 4:57

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