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They say that women live longer than men. = Women...
Women are said to live longer than men.
Somebody should open the window. = The window…
The window should be opened.
They found that the mission was impossible. = The mission…
The mission was found to be impossible.
Nobody could have read the sentence. The sentence…
The sentence couldn't have been read.
His colleagues thought that he had been on holiday. = He…
He was thought to have been on holiday.
Someone paid them $10,000. = They...
People know that cars pollute the environment. = Cars…
Cars are known to pollute the environment.
They did not offer her a seat. = A seat…
A seat wasn't offered to her.
John needs someone to fix his car. = John needs to…
John needs to have his car fixed.
They didn't guarantee every participant a free lunch. =
Not ....
Not every participant was guaranteed a free lunch.
Our findings will intrigue the world. = The world…
The world will be intrigued with / by our findings.
They believed that she would win a gold medal. = She…
She was believed to win a gold medal.
Everyone knows that this piece of music was composed by Mozart.
= This piece of music...
This piece of music is known to have been composed by Mozart.
I've got to write the essay before Friday. = The essay...
The essay has got to be written before Friday.
She vaguely recalls that a motorbike knocked her down. =
She vaguely recalls...
She vaguely recalls being knocked down by a motorbike.
Nobody would do that kind of job. = That kind of job…
That kind of job wouldn't be done by anyone.
I remember my father would take me to the fair in the summer. =
I remember...
I remember being taken to the fair by my father in the summer.
People used to sell tourists fake antiques. = Tourists...
Tourists used to be sold fake antiques.
They have made her tell them everything she knows. = She...
She has been made to tell them everything she knows.
I'll ask the waiter to bring you the menu. = I'll have...
I'll have the menu brought to you.
Has she solved the problem? = Has the…?
Has the problem been solved?
People had seen them leave the room together. = They...
They had been seen to leave the room together.
The police have been showing citizens the way out. = Citizens...
Citizens have been being shown the way out by the police.
We were reading an article when the robber turned up. = An article…
An article was being read when the robber turned up.
The government are going to give a grant to the virus researchers. =
The virus researchers...
The virus researchers are going to be given a government grant.