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Factories dump tons of waste into the sea.
Tons of waste are dumped into the sea.
Gustave Eiffel built the Eiffel Tower in 1887.
The Eiffel Tower was built by Gustave Eiffel in 1887.
Sharks don't kill many surfers each year.
Many surfers are not killed by sharks each year.
Carlos drinks water
Water is drunk by Carlos
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 (by the police) yesterday.
The author has written a bestselling novel.
A bestselling novel has been written by the author.
Jennifer sings an original song
An original song is sung by Jennifer
People speak English here.
English is spoken (by people) here.
They invented the TV in the 20th century.
The TV was invented in the 20th century.
Police don't catch a lot of pickpockets.
A lot of pickpockets are not caught by police.
The Mayans built the pyramids
The pyramids were built by the Mayans
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.
Not many people take the subway to work.
The subway isn't taken to work by many people.
Pedro wrote a fascinating book about how to write the perfect PEP essay.
A fascinating book about how to write the perfect PEP essay was written by Pedro.
Bees sting humans all summer.
Humans are stung by bees all summer.
The police gave her a warning yesterday.
A warning was given to her yesterday (by the police).
The courier will deliver the package this afternoon.
The package will be delivered by the courier this afternoon.
Angelina drove a sports car along the Great Ocean Road.
A sports car was driven by Angelina along the Great Ocean Road.