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Write each news item as one sentence.
Change the part in brackets into a clause with an active participle (e.g.
costing) or a passive participle (e.g. found ) |
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Example :
A new motorway is planned. (It will cost $500 million.)
A new motorway
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Families have been
turned out. ( They were living in an empty office building. )
Families
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A chemical company
has gone bankrupt. ( It employed four thousand people. )
A chemical company
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A bridge has been
declared unsafe. ( It was built only two years ago. )
A bridge
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Food has not reached
those who really need it. ( It was sent from Europe. )
Food
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People have marched
to London. ( They are protesting against nuclear power. )
People
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Fans have been
queuing all night at Wimbledon. ( They hope to buy tickets. )
Fans
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Some weapons belong
to the IRA. ( They were found at a flat in Bristol. )
Some weapons
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Answers |
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Families
living in an empty office building have been turned out. |
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A chemical company
employing four thousand people has gone
bankrupt. |
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A bridge
built only two years ago has been declared unsafe. |
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Food sent
from Europe has not reached those who really need it. |
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People
protesting against nuclear power have marched to London. |
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Fans
hoping to buy tickets have been queuing all night at Wimbledon. |
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Some weapons
found at a flat in Bristol belong to the IRA. |
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