Choose the best sentence in each pair. a A new job has been offered to Luke,
b Luke's been offered a new job.
c No directions were given to us.
d We weren't given any directions.
e This is a lovely piece of music. Someone composed it in 1790.
f This is a lovely piece of music. It was composed in 1790.
g Polly is a poet. A new book of poems has just been written by her.
h Polly is a poet. She's just written a new book of poems.
i A thief committed a theft in New Street last night,
j A theft was committed in New Street last night.
k 100% cotton. Made in Egypt.
I 100% cotton. People in Egypt made it.
m A full refund was given to me.
n I was given a full refund.
o No one wants to be forgotten.
p People don't want people to forget them.
q Basil Morgan taught me history,
r History was taught to me by Basil Morgan.
s The pupils were punished for cheating,
t The teacher punished the pupils for cheating.

Write the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
a You (give) instructions when you arrive,
b I suddenly realized I (watch).
c When we got back to the car, we found that it (vandalize),
d Carmen (interview) for the job right now.
e The van Dyck painting (sell) at auction next year,
f I (teach) French by Malcolm Smith at university,
g I'm sorry it's so noisy. Our new kitchen (fit),
h The school (open) by the Prince next Tuesday.
l Spanish (speak) in Latin America.

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