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Tom was writing two poems.
Two poems were being written by Tom.
People spend a lot of money on advertising every day.
A lot of money is spent on advertising every day.
Turn on the lights!
The lights should/must be turned on.
They know that English is an international language.
English is known to be an international language.
Don't do that silly thing again.
Don't let that silly thing be done again.
We'll continue to use this phone.
This phone will continue to be used.
The teacher is correcting her essay.
She is having the teacher correct her essay/ She is having her essay corrected by the teacher.
I remembered Nam offering me a beautiful present on my birthday.
I remembered being offered a beautiful present by Nam on my birthday.
She expects (promote) ________ soon, but things seem to go wrong.
To be promoted
The children were made (go) ________ to bed at 10:00 pm.
To go
We (wake) ________ by a loud noise last night.
Were woken/ waked
Today, many serious childhood diseases (can prevent) ________ by early immunization.
Can be prevented
The telephones (invent) ________ by Alexander Graham Bell.
Were invented
Lots of houses (destroy) ________ by the earthquake last week.
Were destroyed
Gold (discover) ________ in California in the 19th century
Was discovered
The preparation (finish) ________ by the time the guests arrived.
Had been finished
