SPECIAL PASSIVE VOICE

1. It was believed that the fire was caused by a short circuit in the lift machinery.
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2. It was decided that their marriage would be organised in December.
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3. People know that she is a good swimmer.
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4. They say that Francis is in hospital.
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5. They think that the children are in bed.
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6. People believe that the robber has worked in the bank.
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7. People believe that nuclear power stations are dangerous.
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8. His colleagues thought that he was on holiday.
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9. People know that cars pollute the environment.
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10. They suppose that the new product will come out soon.
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11. They found that the mission was impossible.
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12. They believe that she will win a gold medal.
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13. We know that the expedition reached the South Pole in May.
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14. People believe that the company is losing a lot of money.
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15. People believed that the earth stood still.
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16. People believe that 13 is an unlucky number.
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17. They rumored that man was still living.
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18. They think that he has died a natural death.
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19. Everyone thought that Tom was the laziest of all the pupils.
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20. They rumour that he has gone to Canada on some important business.
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21. People said that he was nice to his friends.
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22. People said that he had been nice to his friends.
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23. They announced over the radio that the weather was changing for the better.
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24. Everyone knows that Henry Ford invented the assembly line.
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25. They reported that the bus driver died after the accident.
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26. They know that smoke fills the room.
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27. They believe that the government built that skyscraper in 1934.
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28. It is said that the students will finish the course by July.
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29. It is said that a lot of workers are repairing the streets this month.
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30. They say that Peter makes these tools of plastic.
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31. They claim that the company has finished the new product design.
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32. People believe that Smithers painted 'Red Sunset' in 1986.
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33. It was said that the manager didn’t phone the secretary this morning.
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34. It is said that Tim is ordering this train ticket for his mother.
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35. People say that a number of local residents will interview the new president on TV.
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36. It was believed that she showed her ticket to the airline agent.
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37. People rumoured that she left her relatives five million pounds.
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38. It is said that the shop assistant has handed these boxes to the customer.
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39. It is reported that the school is admitting a large number of new pupils this year.
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40. People believed that she has been reading a lot of confidential e-mails from politicians.
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41. It is known that these cars are produced in Japan.
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42. They expect the traffic-jam will be solved in some big cities in the near future.
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43. They believe that the government is creating more jobs for the young.
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44. It is said that the skillful bakers are cutting the special cake with a sharp knife.
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45. It is said that students are making many noises in the class.
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II. WORD FORMS:
1. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given.
 1. The hotel is ________ located in the centre of the city.  BEAUTY
 2. There are many ________ to Cam Ly Waterfall every year.  VISIT
 3. Can you give me the ________ map of the country?  GEOLOGY
 4. She saw him pass by without a sign of ________.  RECOGNISE
 5. Get to the mountain top to get the best ________ view of the city.  PICTURE
6. It was an _________ day yesterday. So many interesting things happened. EVENT
7. She has got an______________ job with a local company. ADMINISTER
2. Rewrite without changing the meaning.
1. I am stuck in a traffic jam; I want to be somewhere else. (WERE)
→ I wish I __________________ in this traffic jam.
2. Sally is moving to Ho Chi Minh City; she would rather not move there. (NOT)
→ Sally wishes she __________________ to Ho Chi Minh City.
3. There were many trees in my neighborhood; now there are not so many. (USED)
→ There __________________ many trees in my neighborhood.
4. People now don’t spend as much time reading books as they did in the past. (MORE)
→ People used __________________ time reading books in the past.
5. People in the past did not have as many opportunities to travel as we do today. (FEWER)
→ People in the past __________________ to travel than we do today.