The disposable razor invented/ was invented by King Camp Gillette about 100 years ago.
was invented
10
The most expensive earrings ever created/ were created by the House of Winston jewellery designers in 2006. They are worth $8.5 million.
created
15
The first kind of lipstick worn/ was worn by the Ancient Egyptians.
was worn
10
In 1884, a perfume company in Paris sold/ was sold the first modern lipstick.
sold
15
Nail varnish invented/ was invented in the 1920. At first, the colours were only red and purple.
was invented
20
Hungarian Laszlo Biro invented/ was invented the world's first ballpoint pen in the 1930s.
invented
10
The most expensive item ever sold on eBay was a yacht. It bought/ was bought by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich in 2006 for $168 million.
was bought
20
The first DVD players manufactured/ were manufactured in 1997 in Japan.
were manufactured
10
In 2007, 7.3 million DVD players sold/ were sold in the UK, but the number has dropped since then.
were sold
15
Ingvar Kamprad started/ was started the Swedish furniture company IKEA more than 50 years ago. He named/ was named the company after his own initials (IK), his parents' home (Elmtaryd=E) and his home village (Agunnaryd=A).
started
named
20
Change into the past passive.
Oliver taught the children.
The children were taught by Oliver.
10
Change to the passive.
The doctor told my father to stop smoking.
My father was told (by the doctor) to stop smoking.
20
Change to passive:
A professional photographer took these photos.
These photos were taken by a professional photographer.
20
Alexander Fleming discovered/ was discovered penicillin.
discovered
10
Susan ______ (catch) by the police last night.
was caught
10
The window broke/ was broken by the boy's football.
