The Passive Voice
1. French is spoken at this shop.
2. My car was stolen.
3. The books have been sent to the wrong address.
4. The beer will be brought.
5. This fur coat has been sold. (This fur coat has been bought.)
6. This umbrella has been left behind.
7. The robbers haven't been caught yet.
8. Ice-cold beer is not drunk in England.
9. A lot of fish is eaten.
10. Tea with milk is drunk at least five times a day.
11. The weather is discussed every day.
12. The Glasgow-London mail train was robbed in 1961.
13. The train was stopped between two stations.
14. The engine and the first two coaches were disconnected.
15. They were driven to a lonely bridge.
16. The mail robbery was discussed all over the world.
17. Some of the robbers were caught and part of the money was found.
18. The men were sentenced in January 1964.
19. Their children will be looked after.
20. The car has not been paid for.
21. When will this matter be looked into.
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