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exercise 3 (chuyên đề 5 passive voice)

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    Rewrite the sentences, using but not altering the bold word in brackets, so that the meaning stays the same.
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  • People say he is a good doctor. (It)
    It is said that he is a good doctor
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  • Nobody told me about it. (not)
    I wasn't told about it
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  • I don't like pupils asking stupid questions, (being)
    I don't like being asked stupid questions
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  • She doesn't like the others laughing at her. (laughed)
    She doesn't like being laughed at
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  • The boss had his secretary type all these letters, (typed)
    The boss had all these letters typed (by his secretary)
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  • They employed the workers to repair their house, (had)
    They had the workers repaired their house/ They had their house repaired (by the workers)
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  • They say that elephants never forget, (forget)
    It is said that elephants never forget
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  • I don't want the others think of me as a burden, (thought)
    I don't want to be thought of as a burden
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  • People thought that he killed his wife, (been)
    People thought that his wife had been killed by him/ It was thought that his wife had been killed by him
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  • People believe that 13 is unlucky number, (be)
    13 is believed to be unlucky number
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  • People expect that the strike will begin tomorrow, (begin)
    The strike is expected to begin tomorrow
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  • I remember that someone gave me that shirt on my birthday, (remember)
    I remember having been given that shirt on my birthday/ I remember being given that shirt...
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  • He recommended using secondhand clothes, (should)
    He recommended secondhand clothes should be used
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  • John made me leave soon. (I)
    I was made to leave soon
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  • It is your duty to do your homework before class-time. (You)
    You are supposed to do your homework before class-time
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