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They had made a good use of the house.

-> (a) A good use had been made of the house.

-> (a)' The house had been made a good use of.

The original sentence is understandable(also in Korean too), but Passive sentence (a), (a)' is not directly translatable to Korean.(I'm a Korean)

I wonder if (a), (a)' would make sense to a native speaker.

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A good use had been made of the house. makes perfect sense, but without the initial "A" would be more normal.

The house had been made a good use of. doesn't sound right. Slightly better as The house had been made good use of. but still clumsy, and unnatural sounding.

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  • Thank you for your answer, your answer is very helpful !!!
    – inviolable
    Commented Sep 19, 2023 at 10:04
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    For that matter, the original sentence doesn't need the article either. "They made good use of the house" is also more idiomatic
    – No Name
    Commented Sep 19, 2023 at 16:24
  • Thank you for your reply.
    – inviolable
    Commented Sep 20, 2023 at 0:15

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