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People speak English here.
English is spoken here (by people)
Gustave Eiffel built the Eiffel Tower in 1887
The Eiffel Tower was built in 1887 by Gustave Eiffel.
Chinese people use chopsticks for noodles.
Chopsticks are used for noodles by Chinese people.
The Chinese invented gunpowder.
Gunpowder was invented by the Chinese.
In the future we will explore new planets.
New planets will be explored in the future.
They cut down thousands of trees every day
Thousands of trees are cut down every day.
The police arrested five thieves yesterday.
Five thieves were arrested yesterday.
Picasso painted over 100 paintings in the 19th c.
Over 100 paintings were painted by Picasso in the 19th c.
My cat kills 10 mice each week.
10 mice are killed by my cat each week.
Scientists will develop new sources of energy.
New sources of energy will be developed by scientists.
Bees sting humans all Summer.
Humans are stung by bees all Summer.
They invented the TV in the 20th century
The TV was invented in the 20th century.
Fishermen killed a great white shark last week.
A great white shark was killed last week by fishermen.
A blue car ran over my dog.
My dog was run over by a blue car.
Humans will never stop pollution.
Pollution will never be stopped.
Smoking kills millions of people every year.
Millions of people are killed by smoking every year.
The doctor told my father to stop smoking.
My father was told to stop smoking by the doctor.
They will sell kinetic devices in shops soon
Kinetic devices will be sold in shops soon.
People didn't use credit cards much 30 years ago
Credit cards weren't used much 30 years ago.
Companies will invent new devices to store energy.
New devices to store energy will be invented by companies.
New devices will be invented by companies to store energy.
Factories dump tons of waste in the sea.
Tons of waste are dumped into the sea.
The police gave her the bad news yesterday.
The bad news was given to her yesterday.
Students sell coconuts on the beach in the Summer.
Coconuts are sold on the beach in the Summer by students.
Pollution will destroy our planet.
Our planet will be destroyed by pollution.
They will discover a cure for cancer.
A cure for cancer will be discovered.