日本語の勉強について

An ‘explanation’ about a grammar point in my Japanese textbook.

Indirect passive sentence

“The way of making the indirect passive sentence is different from that of the English passive sentence. This kind of passive sentence indicates that someone Z, including the speaker who is not the object of the original active sentence, is indirectly affected by the action done by the actor of X. And this affected person Z appears as a new subject of the passive sentence. In this type of passive sentence not only transitive verbs but also intransitive verbs can be used”.

I had my Japanese midterms the day before going away on holiday, a fact which I was naturally thrilled about. I was so afraid of failing because many ex-102 students had failed the midterms in the last semester. I've understood everything we've learnt but digesting the information, memorising all the particles and know how to use them in the appropriate context under examination pressure is another story.

I was doing quite well until I came up to the last chapter I had to revise and stumbled upon this baffling explanation of indirect passive sentences. I nearly cried.

I did pass the midterms and surprisingly, my speaking score was higher than my written test.