PASSIVE VOICE (answer)

Rewrite these sentences without altering their original meaning.

1. Chinese food is said to be the best in the world. / It is said that Chinese food is the best ...
2. When they got back, the house had been broken into.
3. This year a lot of tourists have been put off by the high cost of living.
4. The trees are sprayed each week.
5. More and more pollution is produced by that factory.
6. They were seen dumping rubbish.
7. The oil refinery has been broken into by demonstrators.
8. All the evidence had been hidden by the time the police arrived.
9. The reactor was being redesigned.
10. The problem can be understood by a child.
11. The enquiry is going to be opened by the prime minister.
12. The police will be notified about the matter.
13. The newspapers should have been written to.
14. A top chef chose the menu.
15. A consultant has been asked to manage the project.
16. These tables and chairs were designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in the 1890s.
17. All the paintings in the museum are being cleaned and restored.
18. The writer´s last book was written while he was staying in Cornwall.
19. John´s briefcase was robbed by two men.
20. Gary was taken off the field (by the coach) after twenty minutes of play.
21. Sarah was frightened by the film.
22. The old lady´s life savings were stolen.
23. The room was being cleaned when I arrived.
24. A priceless antique vase has been stolen from the British Museum.
25. This letter shouldn´t have been opened. It´s private.
26. The cover of the book was accidentally printed upside-down.
27. The play is going to be performed outdoors.
28. The lecture hall is being used next Friday.
29. His hat was blown off and carried to the sea by the wind.
30. The damage will have to be paid.
31. Oil has been discovered off the coast of Turkey.
32. The house should have been finished three months ago.
33. The company treasurer has been arrested for fraud.
34. The gun was found in a bag of rubbish two days after the murder was committed.
35. Maurice is thought to own a large villa in the south of France.
It is thought that Maurice owns a large villa ...
36. Marina felt upset because she hadn´t been invited to the wedding.
37. Martha made Wayne clean the kitchen floor.
38. People under seventeen aren´t let to drive.
39. We are asked not to wear make-up, but lots of girls do.