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People speak English here.
English is spoken here (by people)
We didn't use to throw away garbage
Garbage didn't use to be thrown away. (by us)
Sami people used to herd reindeer.
Reindeer were heard by Sami people.
The Chinese invented gunpowder.
Gunpowder was invented by the Chinese.
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.
Sussy figured out the Math problem.
The Math problem was figured out by Sussy.
The Nunavut people used to use wood for heating.
Wood used to be used for heating by the Nunavut people.
Bees sting humans in the Summer.
Humans are stung by bees in the Summer.
The teacher handed out the tests
The tests were handed out (by the teacher)
Fishermen killed a great white shark last week.
A great white shark was killed last week by fishermen.
Albert used cutting-edge technology to find the treasure.
Cutting-edge technology was used to find the treasure.
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 used to play ball games in El Tajin
Ball games were played in El Tajin.
People didn't use credit cards much 30 years ago
Credit cards weren't used much 30 years ago.
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.
People used to find information at the library
Information used to be found at libraries (by people)
Pollution will destroy our planet.
Our planet will be destroyed by pollution.