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An experienced dental hygienist has cleaned my teeth.
My teeth have been cleaned by an experienced dental hygienist.
They were presenting Dr Hughes with the certificate when we walked in. (The certificate)
The certificate was being presented to Dr Hughes when we walked in.
Companies will manufacture fewer tablets in the future.
Fewer tablets will be manufactured in the future.
Vitamin C protects the body against cancer.
The body is protected against cancer by vitamin C.
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.
Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming.
We need essential minerals in our diet.
Essential minerals are needed in our diet.
By the late 1960s, Dr Christian Barnard had carried out the first heart transplant.
The first heart transplant had been carried out by Dr Christian Barnard by the late 1960s.
Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the 1st. People have known for years that too much salt is unhealthy. It _____________
It has been known for years that too much salt is unhealthy.
Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the 1st. Someone ought to have checked the facts carefully. The facts ______________
The facts ought to have been checked carefully.
Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the 1st. I don't like anyone telling me how much exercise to do. I don't like _________
I don't like being told how much exercise to do.
Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the 1st. Should we blame parents for overweight children? Should parents ____________
Should parents be blamed for overweight children?
Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the 1st. It is said that Einstein slept for ten hours every night. Einstein is said ____________
Einstein is said to have slept for ten hours every night.
Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the 1st. It is known that too much fried food is bad for you. Too much fried food ___________________
Too much fried food is known to be bad for you.
Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the 1st. Some fruits are said by scientists to be 'superfoods'. It _______.
It is said that some fruits are 'superfoods'.
Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the 1st. It is reported that the earthquake caused extensive damage. The earthquake __________
The earthquake is reported to have caused extensive damage,
Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the 1st. They say that heavy rain has caused the flood. Heavy rain _______
Heavy rain is said to have caused the flood.
