1.Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.
Someone broke into the National Gallery late last night. The thieves had broken the alarm system before they climbed through a window. They stole some priceless works of art. They used a getaway car to escape. The police have questioned some suspects. They have not caught the thieves yet.
2.Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.
A few days ago, somebody stole Keith Dunn's motorbike. Keith had left his motorbike outside his house. Keith reported the theft to the police. The police told him they would try to find his motorbike. The thieves had painted it and then sold it to someone else. The new owner had parked the motorbike outside the police station. The police arrested the thieves.
3.Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.
Yesterday afternoon, a volcanic eruption destroyed an entire village. Mount Sirius, which experts thought was dormant, erupted at 3pm. Tourists had seen smoke rising from the mouth of the volcano two days before. The police moved the villagers away from the area for their own safety. Tons of lava and rock came out of the volcano and wrecked houses, roads and trees. Although the blast physically injured only a few people, doctors are treating many for shock. The authorities are keeping the area surrounding Mount Sirius clear in case of further activity.
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1.Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.
Rescrie urmatorul fragment la diateza pasiva.
Someone broke into the National Gallery late last night. The thieves had broken the alarm system before they climbed through a window. They stole some priceless works of art. They used a getaway car to escape. The police have questioned some suspects. They have not caught the thieves yet.
The National Galery was broken into last night. The alarm system had been broken before they climbed through a window. Some priceless works of art were stolen. A getaway car was used to escape. Some suspects have been questioned. The thieves haven`t been caught yet.
2.Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.
A few days ago, somebody stole Keith Dunn's motorbike. Keith had left his motorbike outside his house. Keith reported the theft to the police. The police told him they would try to find his motorbike. The thieves had painted it and then sold it to someone else. The new owner had parked the motorbike outside the police station. The police arrested the thieves.
Keith Dunn`s motorbike was stolen by somebody a few days ago. The motorbike had been left outside the house by Ken. The theft was reported to the police by Ken. He was told that they would try to find his motorbike. The motorbike had been painted and sold to someone else. The motorbike had been parked outside the police station by the new owner. The thieves were arrested.
3.Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.
Yesterday afternoon, a volcanic eruption destroyed an entire village. Mount Sirius, which experts thought was dormant, erupted at 3pm. Tourists had seen smoke rising from the mouth of the volcano two days before. The police moved the villagers away from the area for their own safety. Tons of lava and rock came out of the volcano and wrecked houses, roads and trees. Although the blast physically injured only a few people, doctors are treating many for shock. The authorities are keeping the area surrounding Mount Sirius clear in case of further activity.
An entire village was destroyed by a volcanic eruption yesterday afternoon. Mount Sirius, which was thought by the experts to be dormant, erupted at 3 pm. Smoke rising from the mouth of the volcano had been seen by the tourists two days before. The villagers were moved from the area by the police, for their own safety. Houses, roads and tres were wrecked by the tons of lava and rocks coming out of the volcano. Although a few people were physically injured by the blast, many are being treated by doctors for shock. The area surrounding Mount Sirius is being kept clear by the authorities in case of further activity.
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