1. Mr. Hopkins
invited me to dinner.
»I was invited
to dinner.
2. Thomas
Edison inventoried the phonograph.
»The phonograph
was inventoried by Thomas Edison
3. Water surrounds
an island.
»An Island is
surrounded by water.
4. A maid will
clean our hotel room.
»Our hotel room
will be cleaned by a maid.
5. A plumber is
going to fix the leaky faucet.
»The leaky
faucet is going to be fixed by a plumber
6. A doctor has
examined the sick child.
»The sick child
has been examined by a doctor
7. The police
arrested James Swan.
»James Swan was
arrested by the police.
8. A large
number of people speak Spanish.
»Spanish is
spoken a large number by people
9. The
secretary is going to answer the letter.
»The letter is
going to be answered by the secretary.
10. The
teacher’s explanation confuses Carlos.
»Carlos is
confused by the teacher’s explanation
11. My mistake
embarrassed me.
»I was
embarrassed by my mistake
12. Helicopters
fascinate the children.
»The children
are fascinated by helicopters.
13. Shakespeare
wrote hamlet.
»Hamlet was
written by Shakespeare.
14. This news
will amaze you.
»I will be
amazed by this news.
