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People speak English all over the world.
English is spoken all over the world.
People gave us some fresh grapes.
Some fresh grapes were given to us.
Fishermen don't kill white sharks
White sharks aren't killed by fishermen.
People didn't evaluate your proposition.
Your proposition was not evaluated.
Do people buy souvenirs here?
Are souvenirs bought here?
Someone cleans the windows every Monday.
The windows are cleaned every Monday.
They built this bridge in 1602.
This bridge was built in 1602.
Sharks don't kill dozens of surfers each year.
Dozens of surfers aren't killed by sharks each year.
My mother didn't renovate the upper floor of the house.
The upper floor of the house wasn't renovated by my mother.
Do students throw books in school?
Are books thrown in school?
Some people consider the iPhone to be the best phone ever.
The iPhone is considered to be the best phone ever.
Picasso painted some of the most expensive paintings ever.
Some of the most expensive paintings ever were painted by Picasso.
They don't develop a new AI for company use only.
A new AI for company use only isn't developed.
Fortunately, Mary didn't record the whole ordeal!
Fortunately, the whole ordeal wasn't recorded by Mary!
Did they hold the election last September?
Was the election held last September?
Someone sells coconuts at the beach.
Coconuts are sold at the beach.
Tom Clancy wrote this book.
This book was written by Tom Clancy.
A large number of people don't read Hemingway!
Hemingway isn't read by a large number of people!
People didn't appreciate the initiative.
The initiative wasn't appreciated.
Did people use their cars less in the past?
Were cars used less in the past?
Brazil grows coffee.
Coffee is grown in Brazil.
The police didn't find the missing girl last weekend.
The missing girl wasn't found (by the police) last weekend.
The cleaning lady doesn't water the plants.
The plants aren't watered by the cleaning lady.
The boys didn't sing songs.
Songs weren't sung by the boys.
Do people criticise his work a lot?
Is his work criticised a lot?