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ThePassiveVoiceExercise

ACTIVE

DOER

ACTION

VICTIM

A shark

has eaten

the Prime Minister

VICTIM
PASSIVE

TOBEINAPPROPRIATETENSE PASTPARTICIPLEOFMAINVERB (BY)THE DOER

The Prime Minister

has been

eaten

by a shark

Changethesentencesfromtheactivetothepassive.
1 TheygrowcoffeeinKenya.
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2 TheypublishTheTimesnewspaperinLondon.
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3 TheymakeshoesinCalatayud.
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4 TheytransportorangesfromValenciatoGermanyinspecialcrates.
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5 Theyaresendingtheparcelbysea.
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6 TheyaredestroyingtheforestsinIndonesia.
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7 Thesharkatetheman.
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8 Thearsoniststartedthefire.
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9 Thepolicetookhimaway.
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10 They'vetreatedhimverywell.
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11 Theyhaven'tcleanedthekitchenyet.
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12 Theydidn'tpunishhimforwhathedid.
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WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2007

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CoffeeisgrowninKenya.
TheTimesnewspaperispublishedinLondon.
ShoesaremadeinCalatayud.
OrangesaretransportedfromValenciatoGermanyinspecialcrates.
Theparcelisbeingsentbysea.
TheforestsofIndonesiaarebeingdestroyed.
Themanwaseatenbytheshark.
Thefirewasstartedbythearsonist.
Hewastakenawaybythepolice.
He'sbeentreatedverywell.
Thekitchenhasn'tbeencleanedyet.
Hewasn'tpunishedforwhathedid.

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WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2007

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