Use of English – PEvAU Andalucía

Turn the following sentences into the active voice (1)

1. Most teenagers have been attracted by social media influencers lately.
 Social media influencers have attracted most teenagers lately.
2. That report shouldn’t be read by anybody.
 Nobody should read that report.
3. The job was finally offered to someone else.
 They finally offered the job to someone else.
4. The house will be cleaned every Saturday.
 Someone/They will clean the house every Saturday.
5. Hamburgers must be kept in the fridge.
 You must keep hamburgers in the fridge.
6. A change was introduced all over Europe by Napoleon.
 Napoleon introduced a change all over Europe.
7. We are taught how to control our emotions by psychologists.
 Psychologists teach us how to control our emotions.
8. The computer game was bought for 65€.
 They/Someone bought the computer game for 65€.
9. He was hit by a falling rock while skiing up in the mountains.
 A falling rock hit him while skiing up in the mountains.
10. We were shown the house by the owner.
 The owner showed us the house.
11. A Facebook page was created by fans to track her travels.
 Fans created a Facebook page to track her travels.
12. The kids had been asked to turn off their mobile phones by the teacher.
 The teacher had asked the kids to turn off their mobile phones.
13. Those medicines should be prescribed only by doctors.
 Only doctors should prescribe those medicines.
14. Children are forced to get married at an early age all over the world.
 They/People force children to get married at an early age all over the world.
15. It is believed that Leonard Maull was crazy.
 People/They believe that Leonard Maull was crazy.
16. Dinner was being cooked when we arrived.
 They were cooking dinner when we arrived.
17. The plumber wasn’t paid when he finished.
They didn’t pay the plumber when he finished.
18. A solution to the problem has been found.
 They have found a solution to the problem. // Someone has found a solution to the problem.
19. The passport can be collected from the pilgrim’s office.
 You/They can collect the passport from the pilgrim’s office.
20. I was bullied at school when I first came to the UK.
 Someone/They bullied me at school when I first came to the UK.
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