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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 )

     
   

Example : A new motorway is planned. (It will cost $500 million.)

A new motorway costing $500 million is planned.

     
1.  

Families have been turned out. ( They were living in an empty office building. )

Families ________________________.

     
2.  

A chemical company has gone bankrupt. ( It employed four thousand people. )

A chemical company ________________________.

     
3.  

A bridge has been declared unsafe. ( It was built only two years ago. )

A bridge ________________________.

     
4.  

Food has not reached those who really need it. ( It was sent from Europe. )

Food ________________________.

     
5.  

People have marched to London. ( They are protesting against nuclear power. )

People ________________________.

     
6.  

Fans have been queuing all night at Wimbledon. ( They hope to buy tickets. )

Fans ________________________.

     
7.  

Some weapons belong to the IRA. ( They were found at a flat in Bristol. )

Some weapons ________________________.

     

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    Answers
     
1.   Families living in an empty office building have been turned out.
2.   A chemical company employing four thousand people has gone bankrupt.
3.   A bridge built only two years ago has been declared unsafe.
4.   Food sent from Europe has not reached those who really need it.
5.   People protesting against nuclear power have marched to London.
6.   Fans hoping to buy tickets have been queuing all night at Wimbledon.
7.   Some weapons found at a flat in Bristol belong to the IRA.
     
 
 
 

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