Passive voice
The school's management are investigating allegations of teacher brutality.
into
Allegations of teacher brutality ................... the school's management.
are being looked into by
Another student stole Carol's watch from the classroom.
had
Carol .................... by another student from the classroom.
had her watch stolen
'Mark wrote that poem, not Ian,' said Helen.
IT
According to Helen, ................ that poem, not Ian.
it was Mark who/that wrote
I couldn't believe it when Jackie came back to work.
aback
I ................. the speed of Jackie's return to work.
was taken aback by
Many delegates stole pens from the conference room.
were
A lot of ................... the conference room by delegates.
pens were stolen from
We paid someone to fix the roof for us last summer.
had
Last summer, we ................. .
had the roof fixed
I was told about the website by Charli.
WHO
It ............. me about the website.
was Charlie who told
Someone was driving the car very erratically, the police confirmed.
being
The police confirmed that the car .................... erratically.
was being driven very
The shop was closed for a week while they decorated it.
done
While it ..................., the shop was closed for a week.
was being done up
They are decorating our living room, so the house is a mess.
DONE
We are ................, so the house is a mess.
having our living room done up
What I enjoyed most about the film was the music.
It.........
was the music (that) I enjoyed most about the film.
Some have said that the government is ignoring the problem of inflation.
accused
The government .............. the problem of inflation.
has been accused of ignoring
When people speak down to my sister, she hates it.
being
My sister hates ..................... to like that
being spoken down
Someone snatched Sue's bag at the concert.
HAD
Sue ................. at the concert.
had her bag snatched
He lost his job, so he started up his own business.
He lost his job, so what he ................
did was (to) start up his own business.
What used to be my workplace is now a Thai restaurant.
turned
My old workplace .................. Thai restaurant.
has been turned into a
They'll blame the failure of the festival on the weather.
down
The failure of the festival ....................... the weather.
will be put down to
Someone is going to refurbish our kitchen next week.
GET
We are going ................. next week.
to get our kitchen refurbished
He thinks about his precious car and nothing else.
All..................
he (ever) thinks about is his precious car
You won't be able to come into this club without a shirt.
prevented
You ................ into this club without a shirt.
will be prevented from coming