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I encounter such a confusing sentence:




You are dealt two cards.




I don't understand why we should use "dealt" rather than "dealing"(Present Progressive Tense) here? What is the normal tense of "dealt" here?










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    You are dealt two cards [by someone].

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In this context, you can assume that to deal = to give. So your sentence transforms into:




You are given two cards.




It means that while you are playing cards, you receive two cards (from the person holding the deck of cards).




It is also correct to say:




You are dealing / giving two cards.




but the meaning is different. In this sentence, you have the deck of cards, and you deal / give / share them with the other players.




  • are dealt => passive voice


  • are dealing => active voice



If you understand infinitive by "normal tense", then the infinitive of "dealt" is "to deal".






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    Part of the difficulty understanding this sentence for learners, I think, is because dealt and given each take two objects, without needing any preposition, and so when they’re in the passive, you have the slightly unusual situation of a passive with a direct object. So e.g. you can say Tom gave two cards to James, with to showing that James is the indirect object, but you can also say Tom gave James two cards, where James and cards both act grammatically like direct objects. In particular, you can turn it into the passive James was given two cards [by Tom].

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    Changing the order of the words in the sentence does not change anything, grammatically or in the meaning.

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  • This grammatical construction is called a retained object. Strictly speaking, it doesn't make sense, yet it is grammatically acceptable. The meaning is inferred from an implied active voice formulation such as "I dealt you two cards" where "you" is the indirect object and "two cards" is the direct object.

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  • @PLL James is not a direct object even without "to" in the sentence. It's still an indirect object. The implied "to" in "Tom gave [to] James two cards" makes the meaning clearer, but need not be explicit.

    – Monty Harder
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  • @MontyHarder: Sure, I didn’t mean to suggest that — I guess my wording was unclear. My point was that, as an indirect object without the explicit preposition, it can act syntactically like a direct one and become the subject of a passive (unlike prepositional objects), thus giving rise to a passive which also has a direct object, which is I think the thing which may surprise/mislead a learner.

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You have come across a passive sentence construction. Normally in an active sentence, the subject is what's called the agent. It is the one doing the action of the verb. The patient has the action applied to it. This is normally the direct object. This sentence also has an indirect object. The indirect object is often the receiver (or in this case the recipient) of the action, but doesn't experience the action. "You" are not being dealt, the "two cards" are.



In a passive sentence the agent is either missing and assumed, or included by adding by, then the agent, e.g. by the dealer.



In all the below sentences:



  • the agent is "the dealer"

  • the patient is "one card" (I've changed it from "two cards" to illustrate the grammar below)

  • the recipient is "you"

  • the verb is a form of "to deal"

  • [verb-pap] is the past participle form

  • [verb-prp] is the present participle form, the "-ing" form (looks identical to the gerund)

  • "[be]" is a conjugated form of "to be"

  • "by" and "to" represent themselves

Here is a breakdown of possible forms. They all mean much the same thing, with different emphasis. The subject, direct object, and indirect object are not always the same from sentence to sentence, but the agent, patient, and recipient all are.



  • Passive (recipient as subject): [recipient] [be] [verb-pap] [patient] ("by" [agent])


You are dealt one card.



You are dealt one card by the dealer.




  • Passive (patient as subject): [patient] [be] [verb-pap] "to" [recipient] ("by" [agent])


One card is dealt to you.



One card is dealt to you by the dealer.




  • Active (simple present): [agent] [verb] [recipient] [patient]


The dealer deals you one card.




  • Active (simple present): [agent] [verb] [patient] "to" [recipient]


The dealer deals one card to you.




  • Active (present progressive): [agent] [be] [verb-prp] [recipient] [patient]


The dealer is dealing you one card.




  • Active (present progressive): [agent] [be] [verb-prp] [patient] "to" [recipient]


The dealer is dealing one card to you.




So, when the sentence uses is dealing, it is present progressive, as you observed in your question. When the sentence uses are dealt, it is passive, and only optionally includes the agent that is causing the action.






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    In English, the notion of "X [verb]s Y" can be expressed using the passive voice as "Z is [verb]ed by X". Unlike the active-voice construct where X must be specified, in the passive voice X may be (and often is) omitted, making the construct "Y is [verb]ed".



    This construct can be applied to verb phrases as well as simple verbs, as in your example. Thus "You are dealt two cards" is equivalent to "You are dealt two cards by some unspecified entity", which is in turn equivalent to "Some unspecified entity deals two cards to you".



    Note that if it were necessary to use the passive voice in the present progressive tense, the usage would be "You are being dealt cards" rather than "You are dealing cards". The past tense would be "You were dealt cards", the perfect tense "You had been dealt cards", and the imperfect tense "You were being dealt cards".






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      Being a native speaker of German, I'd answer this question thus:



      When you have a sentence in the active voice, "Abel deals two cards to you", and you turn it to the passive voice, the direct object, "cards", becomes the subject: "Two cards are dealt to you". In German (and other languages that I know, and apparently in yours as well) this is the only way to use the passive voice.



      English, hovever, can say "Abel deals you two cards", and, I feel, therefore loses the exact distinction between direct and indirect object. Therefore English can use the indirect object as the passive-voice sentence's subject, thus: "You are dealt two cards".






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        In this context, you can assume that to deal = to give. So your sentence transforms into:




        You are given two cards.




        It means that while you are playing cards, you receive two cards (from the person holding the deck of cards).




        It is also correct to say:




        You are dealing / giving two cards.




        but the meaning is different. In this sentence, you have the deck of cards, and you deal / give / share them with the other players.




        • are dealt => passive voice


        • are dealing => active voice



        If you understand infinitive by "normal tense", then the infinitive of "dealt" is "to deal".






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          Part of the difficulty understanding this sentence for learners, I think, is because dealt and given each take two objects, without needing any preposition, and so when they’re in the passive, you have the slightly unusual situation of a passive with a direct object. So e.g. you can say Tom gave two cards to James, with to showing that James is the indirect object, but you can also say Tom gave James two cards, where James and cards both act grammatically like direct objects. In particular, you can turn it into the passive James was given two cards [by Tom].

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          Changing the order of the words in the sentence does not change anything, grammatically or in the meaning.

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        • This grammatical construction is called a retained object. Strictly speaking, it doesn't make sense, yet it is grammatically acceptable. The meaning is inferred from an implied active voice formulation such as "I dealt you two cards" where "you" is the indirect object and "two cards" is the direct object.

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        • @PLL James is not a direct object even without "to" in the sentence. It's still an indirect object. The implied "to" in "Tom gave [to] James two cards" makes the meaning clearer, but need not be explicit.

          – Monty Harder
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        • @MontyHarder: Sure, I didn’t mean to suggest that — I guess my wording was unclear. My point was that, as an indirect object without the explicit preposition, it can act syntactically like a direct one and become the subject of a passive (unlike prepositional objects), thus giving rise to a passive which also has a direct object, which is I think the thing which may surprise/mislead a learner.

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        In this context, you can assume that to deal = to give. So your sentence transforms into:




        You are given two cards.




        It means that while you are playing cards, you receive two cards (from the person holding the deck of cards).




        It is also correct to say:




        You are dealing / giving two cards.




        but the meaning is different. In this sentence, you have the deck of cards, and you deal / give / share them with the other players.




        • are dealt => passive voice


        • are dealing => active voice



        If you understand infinitive by "normal tense", then the infinitive of "dealt" is "to deal".






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          Part of the difficulty understanding this sentence for learners, I think, is because dealt and given each take two objects, without needing any preposition, and so when they’re in the passive, you have the slightly unusual situation of a passive with a direct object. So e.g. you can say Tom gave two cards to James, with to showing that James is the indirect object, but you can also say Tom gave James two cards, where James and cards both act grammatically like direct objects. In particular, you can turn it into the passive James was given two cards [by Tom].

          – PLL
          Mar 26 at 12:06







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          Changing the order of the words in the sentence does not change anything, grammatically or in the meaning.

          – virolino
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        • This grammatical construction is called a retained object. Strictly speaking, it doesn't make sense, yet it is grammatically acceptable. The meaning is inferred from an implied active voice formulation such as "I dealt you two cards" where "you" is the indirect object and "two cards" is the direct object.

          – MPW
          Mar 26 at 16:06











        • @PLL James is not a direct object even without "to" in the sentence. It's still an indirect object. The implied "to" in "Tom gave [to] James two cards" makes the meaning clearer, but need not be explicit.

          – Monty Harder
          Mar 26 at 19:03











        • @MontyHarder: Sure, I didn’t mean to suggest that — I guess my wording was unclear. My point was that, as an indirect object without the explicit preposition, it can act syntactically like a direct one and become the subject of a passive (unlike prepositional objects), thus giving rise to a passive which also has a direct object, which is I think the thing which may surprise/mislead a learner.

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        In this context, you can assume that to deal = to give. So your sentence transforms into:




        You are given two cards.




        It means that while you are playing cards, you receive two cards (from the person holding the deck of cards).




        It is also correct to say:




        You are dealing / giving two cards.




        but the meaning is different. In this sentence, you have the deck of cards, and you deal / give / share them with the other players.




        • are dealt => passive voice


        • are dealing => active voice



        If you understand infinitive by "normal tense", then the infinitive of "dealt" is "to deal".






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        In this context, you can assume that to deal = to give. So your sentence transforms into:




        You are given two cards.




        It means that while you are playing cards, you receive two cards (from the person holding the deck of cards).




        It is also correct to say:




        You are dealing / giving two cards.




        but the meaning is different. In this sentence, you have the deck of cards, and you deal / give / share them with the other players.




        • are dealt => passive voice


        • are dealing => active voice



        If you understand infinitive by "normal tense", then the infinitive of "dealt" is "to deal".







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          Part of the difficulty understanding this sentence for learners, I think, is because dealt and given each take two objects, without needing any preposition, and so when they’re in the passive, you have the slightly unusual situation of a passive with a direct object. So e.g. you can say Tom gave two cards to James, with to showing that James is the indirect object, but you can also say Tom gave James two cards, where James and cards both act grammatically like direct objects. In particular, you can turn it into the passive James was given two cards [by Tom].

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          Changing the order of the words in the sentence does not change anything, grammatically or in the meaning.

          – virolino
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        • This grammatical construction is called a retained object. Strictly speaking, it doesn't make sense, yet it is grammatically acceptable. The meaning is inferred from an implied active voice formulation such as "I dealt you two cards" where "you" is the indirect object and "two cards" is the direct object.

          – MPW
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        • @PLL James is not a direct object even without "to" in the sentence. It's still an indirect object. The implied "to" in "Tom gave [to] James two cards" makes the meaning clearer, but need not be explicit.

          – Monty Harder
          Mar 26 at 19:03











        • @MontyHarder: Sure, I didn’t mean to suggest that — I guess my wording was unclear. My point was that, as an indirect object without the explicit preposition, it can act syntactically like a direct one and become the subject of a passive (unlike prepositional objects), thus giving rise to a passive which also has a direct object, which is I think the thing which may surprise/mislead a learner.

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          Mar 26 at 19:25












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          Part of the difficulty understanding this sentence for learners, I think, is because dealt and given each take two objects, without needing any preposition, and so when they’re in the passive, you have the slightly unusual situation of a passive with a direct object. So e.g. you can say Tom gave two cards to James, with to showing that James is the indirect object, but you can also say Tom gave James two cards, where James and cards both act grammatically like direct objects. In particular, you can turn it into the passive James was given two cards [by Tom].

          – PLL
          Mar 26 at 12:06







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          Changing the order of the words in the sentence does not change anything, grammatically or in the meaning.

          – virolino
          Mar 26 at 12:10











        • This grammatical construction is called a retained object. Strictly speaking, it doesn't make sense, yet it is grammatically acceptable. The meaning is inferred from an implied active voice formulation such as "I dealt you two cards" where "you" is the indirect object and "two cards" is the direct object.

          – MPW
          Mar 26 at 16:06











        • @PLL James is not a direct object even without "to" in the sentence. It's still an indirect object. The implied "to" in "Tom gave [to] James two cards" makes the meaning clearer, but need not be explicit.

          – Monty Harder
          Mar 26 at 19:03











        • @MontyHarder: Sure, I didn’t mean to suggest that — I guess my wording was unclear. My point was that, as an indirect object without the explicit preposition, it can act syntactically like a direct one and become the subject of a passive (unlike prepositional objects), thus giving rise to a passive which also has a direct object, which is I think the thing which may surprise/mislead a learner.

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        Part of the difficulty understanding this sentence for learners, I think, is because dealt and given each take two objects, without needing any preposition, and so when they’re in the passive, you have the slightly unusual situation of a passive with a direct object. So e.g. you can say Tom gave two cards to James, with to showing that James is the indirect object, but you can also say Tom gave James two cards, where James and cards both act grammatically like direct objects. In particular, you can turn it into the passive James was given two cards [by Tom].

        – PLL
        Mar 26 at 12:06






        Part of the difficulty understanding this sentence for learners, I think, is because dealt and given each take two objects, without needing any preposition, and so when they’re in the passive, you have the slightly unusual situation of a passive with a direct object. So e.g. you can say Tom gave two cards to James, with to showing that James is the indirect object, but you can also say Tom gave James two cards, where James and cards both act grammatically like direct objects. In particular, you can turn it into the passive James was given two cards [by Tom].

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        Changing the order of the words in the sentence does not change anything, grammatically or in the meaning.

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        Changing the order of the words in the sentence does not change anything, grammatically or in the meaning.

        – virolino
        Mar 26 at 12:10













        This grammatical construction is called a retained object. Strictly speaking, it doesn't make sense, yet it is grammatically acceptable. The meaning is inferred from an implied active voice formulation such as "I dealt you two cards" where "you" is the indirect object and "two cards" is the direct object.

        – MPW
        Mar 26 at 16:06





        This grammatical construction is called a retained object. Strictly speaking, it doesn't make sense, yet it is grammatically acceptable. The meaning is inferred from an implied active voice formulation such as "I dealt you two cards" where "you" is the indirect object and "two cards" is the direct object.

        – MPW
        Mar 26 at 16:06













        @PLL James is not a direct object even without "to" in the sentence. It's still an indirect object. The implied "to" in "Tom gave [to] James two cards" makes the meaning clearer, but need not be explicit.

        – Monty Harder
        Mar 26 at 19:03





        @PLL James is not a direct object even without "to" in the sentence. It's still an indirect object. The implied "to" in "Tom gave [to] James two cards" makes the meaning clearer, but need not be explicit.

        – Monty Harder
        Mar 26 at 19:03













        @MontyHarder: Sure, I didn’t mean to suggest that — I guess my wording was unclear. My point was that, as an indirect object without the explicit preposition, it can act syntactically like a direct one and become the subject of a passive (unlike prepositional objects), thus giving rise to a passive which also has a direct object, which is I think the thing which may surprise/mislead a learner.

        – PLL
        Mar 26 at 19:25





        @MontyHarder: Sure, I didn’t mean to suggest that — I guess my wording was unclear. My point was that, as an indirect object without the explicit preposition, it can act syntactically like a direct one and become the subject of a passive (unlike prepositional objects), thus giving rise to a passive which also has a direct object, which is I think the thing which may surprise/mislead a learner.

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        You have come across a passive sentence construction. Normally in an active sentence, the subject is what's called the agent. It is the one doing the action of the verb. The patient has the action applied to it. This is normally the direct object. This sentence also has an indirect object. The indirect object is often the receiver (or in this case the recipient) of the action, but doesn't experience the action. "You" are not being dealt, the "two cards" are.



        In a passive sentence the agent is either missing and assumed, or included by adding by, then the agent, e.g. by the dealer.



        In all the below sentences:



        • the agent is "the dealer"

        • the patient is "one card" (I've changed it from "two cards" to illustrate the grammar below)

        • the recipient is "you"

        • the verb is a form of "to deal"

        • [verb-pap] is the past participle form

        • [verb-prp] is the present participle form, the "-ing" form (looks identical to the gerund)

        • "[be]" is a conjugated form of "to be"

        • "by" and "to" represent themselves

        Here is a breakdown of possible forms. They all mean much the same thing, with different emphasis. The subject, direct object, and indirect object are not always the same from sentence to sentence, but the agent, patient, and recipient all are.



        • Passive (recipient as subject): [recipient] [be] [verb-pap] [patient] ("by" [agent])


        You are dealt one card.



        You are dealt one card by the dealer.




        • Passive (patient as subject): [patient] [be] [verb-pap] "to" [recipient] ("by" [agent])


        One card is dealt to you.



        One card is dealt to you by the dealer.




        • Active (simple present): [agent] [verb] [recipient] [patient]


        The dealer deals you one card.




        • Active (simple present): [agent] [verb] [patient] "to" [recipient]


        The dealer deals one card to you.




        • Active (present progressive): [agent] [be] [verb-prp] [recipient] [patient]


        The dealer is dealing you one card.




        • Active (present progressive): [agent] [be] [verb-prp] [patient] "to" [recipient]


        The dealer is dealing one card to you.




        So, when the sentence uses is dealing, it is present progressive, as you observed in your question. When the sentence uses are dealt, it is passive, and only optionally includes the agent that is causing the action.






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          You have come across a passive sentence construction. Normally in an active sentence, the subject is what's called the agent. It is the one doing the action of the verb. The patient has the action applied to it. This is normally the direct object. This sentence also has an indirect object. The indirect object is often the receiver (or in this case the recipient) of the action, but doesn't experience the action. "You" are not being dealt, the "two cards" are.



          In a passive sentence the agent is either missing and assumed, or included by adding by, then the agent, e.g. by the dealer.



          In all the below sentences:



          • the agent is "the dealer"

          • the patient is "one card" (I've changed it from "two cards" to illustrate the grammar below)

          • the recipient is "you"

          • the verb is a form of "to deal"

          • [verb-pap] is the past participle form

          • [verb-prp] is the present participle form, the "-ing" form (looks identical to the gerund)

          • "[be]" is a conjugated form of "to be"

          • "by" and "to" represent themselves

          Here is a breakdown of possible forms. They all mean much the same thing, with different emphasis. The subject, direct object, and indirect object are not always the same from sentence to sentence, but the agent, patient, and recipient all are.



          • Passive (recipient as subject): [recipient] [be] [verb-pap] [patient] ("by" [agent])


          You are dealt one card.



          You are dealt one card by the dealer.




          • Passive (patient as subject): [patient] [be] [verb-pap] "to" [recipient] ("by" [agent])


          One card is dealt to you.



          One card is dealt to you by the dealer.




          • Active (simple present): [agent] [verb] [recipient] [patient]


          The dealer deals you one card.




          • Active (simple present): [agent] [verb] [patient] "to" [recipient]


          The dealer deals one card to you.




          • Active (present progressive): [agent] [be] [verb-prp] [recipient] [patient]


          The dealer is dealing you one card.




          • Active (present progressive): [agent] [be] [verb-prp] [patient] "to" [recipient]


          The dealer is dealing one card to you.




          So, when the sentence uses is dealing, it is present progressive, as you observed in your question. When the sentence uses are dealt, it is passive, and only optionally includes the agent that is causing the action.






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            You have come across a passive sentence construction. Normally in an active sentence, the subject is what's called the agent. It is the one doing the action of the verb. The patient has the action applied to it. This is normally the direct object. This sentence also has an indirect object. The indirect object is often the receiver (or in this case the recipient) of the action, but doesn't experience the action. "You" are not being dealt, the "two cards" are.



            In a passive sentence the agent is either missing and assumed, or included by adding by, then the agent, e.g. by the dealer.



            In all the below sentences:



            • the agent is "the dealer"

            • the patient is "one card" (I've changed it from "two cards" to illustrate the grammar below)

            • the recipient is "you"

            • the verb is a form of "to deal"

            • [verb-pap] is the past participle form

            • [verb-prp] is the present participle form, the "-ing" form (looks identical to the gerund)

            • "[be]" is a conjugated form of "to be"

            • "by" and "to" represent themselves

            Here is a breakdown of possible forms. They all mean much the same thing, with different emphasis. The subject, direct object, and indirect object are not always the same from sentence to sentence, but the agent, patient, and recipient all are.



            • Passive (recipient as subject): [recipient] [be] [verb-pap] [patient] ("by" [agent])


            You are dealt one card.



            You are dealt one card by the dealer.




            • Passive (patient as subject): [patient] [be] [verb-pap] "to" [recipient] ("by" [agent])


            One card is dealt to you.



            One card is dealt to you by the dealer.




            • Active (simple present): [agent] [verb] [recipient] [patient]


            The dealer deals you one card.




            • Active (simple present): [agent] [verb] [patient] "to" [recipient]


            The dealer deals one card to you.




            • Active (present progressive): [agent] [be] [verb-prp] [recipient] [patient]


            The dealer is dealing you one card.




            • Active (present progressive): [agent] [be] [verb-prp] [patient] "to" [recipient]


            The dealer is dealing one card to you.




            So, when the sentence uses is dealing, it is present progressive, as you observed in your question. When the sentence uses are dealt, it is passive, and only optionally includes the agent that is causing the action.






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            You have come across a passive sentence construction. Normally in an active sentence, the subject is what's called the agent. It is the one doing the action of the verb. The patient has the action applied to it. This is normally the direct object. This sentence also has an indirect object. The indirect object is often the receiver (or in this case the recipient) of the action, but doesn't experience the action. "You" are not being dealt, the "two cards" are.



            In a passive sentence the agent is either missing and assumed, or included by adding by, then the agent, e.g. by the dealer.



            In all the below sentences:



            • the agent is "the dealer"

            • the patient is "one card" (I've changed it from "two cards" to illustrate the grammar below)

            • the recipient is "you"

            • the verb is a form of "to deal"

            • [verb-pap] is the past participle form

            • [verb-prp] is the present participle form, the "-ing" form (looks identical to the gerund)

            • "[be]" is a conjugated form of "to be"

            • "by" and "to" represent themselves

            Here is a breakdown of possible forms. They all mean much the same thing, with different emphasis. The subject, direct object, and indirect object are not always the same from sentence to sentence, but the agent, patient, and recipient all are.



            • Passive (recipient as subject): [recipient] [be] [verb-pap] [patient] ("by" [agent])


            You are dealt one card.



            You are dealt one card by the dealer.




            • Passive (patient as subject): [patient] [be] [verb-pap] "to" [recipient] ("by" [agent])


            One card is dealt to you.



            One card is dealt to you by the dealer.




            • Active (simple present): [agent] [verb] [recipient] [patient]


            The dealer deals you one card.




            • Active (simple present): [agent] [verb] [patient] "to" [recipient]


            The dealer deals one card to you.




            • Active (present progressive): [agent] [be] [verb-prp] [recipient] [patient]


            The dealer is dealing you one card.




            • Active (present progressive): [agent] [be] [verb-prp] [patient] "to" [recipient]


            The dealer is dealing one card to you.




            So, when the sentence uses is dealing, it is present progressive, as you observed in your question. When the sentence uses are dealt, it is passive, and only optionally includes the agent that is causing the action.







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                In English, the notion of "X [verb]s Y" can be expressed using the passive voice as "Z is [verb]ed by X". Unlike the active-voice construct where X must be specified, in the passive voice X may be (and often is) omitted, making the construct "Y is [verb]ed".



                This construct can be applied to verb phrases as well as simple verbs, as in your example. Thus "You are dealt two cards" is equivalent to "You are dealt two cards by some unspecified entity", which is in turn equivalent to "Some unspecified entity deals two cards to you".



                Note that if it were necessary to use the passive voice in the present progressive tense, the usage would be "You are being dealt cards" rather than "You are dealing cards". The past tense would be "You were dealt cards", the perfect tense "You had been dealt cards", and the imperfect tense "You were being dealt cards".






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                  In English, the notion of "X [verb]s Y" can be expressed using the passive voice as "Z is [verb]ed by X". Unlike the active-voice construct where X must be specified, in the passive voice X may be (and often is) omitted, making the construct "Y is [verb]ed".



                  This construct can be applied to verb phrases as well as simple verbs, as in your example. Thus "You are dealt two cards" is equivalent to "You are dealt two cards by some unspecified entity", which is in turn equivalent to "Some unspecified entity deals two cards to you".



                  Note that if it were necessary to use the passive voice in the present progressive tense, the usage would be "You are being dealt cards" rather than "You are dealing cards". The past tense would be "You were dealt cards", the perfect tense "You had been dealt cards", and the imperfect tense "You were being dealt cards".






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                    In English, the notion of "X [verb]s Y" can be expressed using the passive voice as "Z is [verb]ed by X". Unlike the active-voice construct where X must be specified, in the passive voice X may be (and often is) omitted, making the construct "Y is [verb]ed".



                    This construct can be applied to verb phrases as well as simple verbs, as in your example. Thus "You are dealt two cards" is equivalent to "You are dealt two cards by some unspecified entity", which is in turn equivalent to "Some unspecified entity deals two cards to you".



                    Note that if it were necessary to use the passive voice in the present progressive tense, the usage would be "You are being dealt cards" rather than "You are dealing cards". The past tense would be "You were dealt cards", the perfect tense "You had been dealt cards", and the imperfect tense "You were being dealt cards".






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                    In English, the notion of "X [verb]s Y" can be expressed using the passive voice as "Z is [verb]ed by X". Unlike the active-voice construct where X must be specified, in the passive voice X may be (and often is) omitted, making the construct "Y is [verb]ed".



                    This construct can be applied to verb phrases as well as simple verbs, as in your example. Thus "You are dealt two cards" is equivalent to "You are dealt two cards by some unspecified entity", which is in turn equivalent to "Some unspecified entity deals two cards to you".



                    Note that if it were necessary to use the passive voice in the present progressive tense, the usage would be "You are being dealt cards" rather than "You are dealing cards". The past tense would be "You were dealt cards", the perfect tense "You had been dealt cards", and the imperfect tense "You were being dealt cards".







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                        Being a native speaker of German, I'd answer this question thus:



                        When you have a sentence in the active voice, "Abel deals two cards to you", and you turn it to the passive voice, the direct object, "cards", becomes the subject: "Two cards are dealt to you". In German (and other languages that I know, and apparently in yours as well) this is the only way to use the passive voice.



                        English, hovever, can say "Abel deals you two cards", and, I feel, therefore loses the exact distinction between direct and indirect object. Therefore English can use the indirect object as the passive-voice sentence's subject, thus: "You are dealt two cards".






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                          Being a native speaker of German, I'd answer this question thus:



                          When you have a sentence in the active voice, "Abel deals two cards to you", and you turn it to the passive voice, the direct object, "cards", becomes the subject: "Two cards are dealt to you". In German (and other languages that I know, and apparently in yours as well) this is the only way to use the passive voice.



                          English, hovever, can say "Abel deals you two cards", and, I feel, therefore loses the exact distinction between direct and indirect object. Therefore English can use the indirect object as the passive-voice sentence's subject, thus: "You are dealt two cards".






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                            Being a native speaker of German, I'd answer this question thus:



                            When you have a sentence in the active voice, "Abel deals two cards to you", and you turn it to the passive voice, the direct object, "cards", becomes the subject: "Two cards are dealt to you". In German (and other languages that I know, and apparently in yours as well) this is the only way to use the passive voice.



                            English, hovever, can say "Abel deals you two cards", and, I feel, therefore loses the exact distinction between direct and indirect object. Therefore English can use the indirect object as the passive-voice sentence's subject, thus: "You are dealt two cards".






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                            Being a native speaker of German, I'd answer this question thus:



                            When you have a sentence in the active voice, "Abel deals two cards to you", and you turn it to the passive voice, the direct object, "cards", becomes the subject: "Two cards are dealt to you". In German (and other languages that I know, and apparently in yours as well) this is the only way to use the passive voice.



                            English, hovever, can say "Abel deals you two cards", and, I feel, therefore loses the exact distinction between direct and indirect object. Therefore English can use the indirect object as the passive-voice sentence's subject, thus: "You are dealt two cards".







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