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  • Hamlet was written by Shakespeare
    Shakespeare wrote Hamlet
  • Did they type the letters?
    Were the letters typed?
  • The company sent a parcel to Mrs Brown (2 sentences)
    A parcel was sent to Mrs Brown by the company / Mrs Brown was sent a parcel by the company
  • Tourists usually take a lot of photographs.
    A lot of photographs are usually taken by tourists
  • The cleaner cleaned the office some minutes ago
    The office was cleaned by the cleaner some minutes ago
  • My grandfather built this house in 1967
    This house was built by my grandfather in 1967
  • James cooks the dinner every day
    The dinner is cooked by James every day
  • I wasn't told the truth
    They didn't tell me the truth
  • They don't deliver the goods on Sundays
    The goods aren't delivered on Sundays
  • Susan waters the plants
    The plants are watered by Susan
  • Do they sell vegetables at the market?
    Are vegetables sold at the market?
  • Someone taught him English (2 sentences)
    English was taught to him / He was taught English
  • The cat didn't eat the mouse
    The mouse wasn't eaten by the cat
  • The child was chased by the dog
    The dog chased the child
  • The film was produced by Spielberg.
    Spielberg produced the film
  • The police arrested the robbers five hours later.
    The robbers were arrested five hours later
  • The wolf ate the princess
    The princess was eaten by the wolf
  • Beautiful stories were told to students by Mr Smith
    Mr Smith told beautiful stories to students
  • Someone broke my cup.
    My cup was broken
  • My keys were found in the street last Monday
    Someone found my keys in the street last Monday
  • They finished the house some weeks ago
    The house was finished some weeks ago
  • She didn't introduce me to his mother (2 sentences)
    I wasn't introduced to his mother / His mother wasn't introduced to me
  • We receive a lot of phone calls every day
    A lot of phone calls are received every day
  • A pickpocket robbed me.
    I was robbed by a pickpocket
  • They grow rice in China
    Rice is grown in China