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Put the following sentences
into the Passive Voice. |
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People say that
tortoises have very long lives.
Tortoises are said to have
very long lives. |
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They say that the
Vikings discovered America first. |
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The natives believe
that evil spirits cause illnesses. |
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People generally
assume that fat people are lazy. |
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They say that blood
is always thicker than water. |
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People believed that
he was the strongest man living. |
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They fear that all
the passengers in the ship were drowned. |
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They claimed that the
product was the best on the market. |
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They assumed that the
answer was correct. |
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They know that she is
innocent of the crime. |
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They considered him
the most brilliant of all the men there. |
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They claimed that
their car was damaged in the accident. |
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She made him work
like a slave. |
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Don't open the box
when I'm away. |
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Someone saw him
teasing the dog with a bone. |
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People fear that the
Third World War will break out in this generation. |
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They knew that the
thief always struck at night. |
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People think that the
rite is outdated. |
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They understand that
speeding is an offence. |
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Answers |
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The Vikings are said
to have discovered America first. |
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It is believed by the
natives that illnesses are caused by evil spirits. |
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Fat people are
generally assumed to be lazy. |
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Blood is always said
to be thicker than water. |
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He was believed to be
the strongest man living. |
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All the passengers in
the ship were feared to have drowned. |
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The product was
claimed to be the best on the market. |
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The answer was
assumed to be correct. |
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She is known to be
innocent of the crime. |
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He was considered the
most brilliant of all the men there. |
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Their car was claimed
to have been damaged in the accident. |
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He was made to work
like a slave. |
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The box is not to be
opened when I'm away. |
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He was seen to be
teasing the dog with a bone. |
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The Third World war
is feared to break out in this generation. |
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The thief was known
to always strike at night. |
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The rite is thought
to be outdated. |
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Speeding is
understood to be an offence. |
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