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Sondra bought a new car. | A - A new car was bought by Sondra. |
Each order is entered into our computer when it arrives at our factory. | P - We enter each order into our computer when it arrives at our factory. |
Jayco, Inc., sells its products to foreign countries. | A - Products are sold to foreign countries by Jayco, Inc. |
I will sign the document. | A - The document will be signed by me. |
Sally laid the book on the table. | A - The book was laid on the table by Sally. |
The automobile was driven into the garage. | P - She drove the automobile into the garage. |
Class officers will be elected next Thursday. | P - The students will elect class officers next Thursday. |
We found the dog last night. | A - The dog was found last night. |
John scored the most points. | A - The most points were scored by John. |
One of the company cars was taken by my father. | P - My father took one of the company cars. |
The award was given to Steve by the Touchdown Club. | P - The Touchdown Club gave Steve the award. |
The tree was chopped down by Jesse and one of his friends. | P - Jesse and one of his friends chopped down the tree. |
Our bicycles were ridden by the three of us. | P - The three of us rode our bicycles. |
The two Irish setters were taken to the clinic by my brothers. | P - My brothers took the two Irish setters to the clinic. |
The long black convertible was washed and polished by Nick. | P - Nick washed and polished the long black convertible. |
Helen knitted the bright red sweaters. | A - The bright red sweaters were knitted by Helen. |
The boys were asked by Mr. Proctor to rake the leaves. | P - Mr. Proctor asked the boys to rake the leaves. |
The small plane was brought to a stop. | P - The pilot brought the plane to a stop. |
The computer was fixed. | P - The technician fixed the computer. |
Southwest Tech offers several programs online. | A - Several programs are offered online by Southwest Tech. |
Carlos dropped the calculator. | A - The calculator was dropped by Carlos. |
The supermarket gave samples of prepared food. | A - Samples of prepared food were given by the supermarket. |
The Halloween decorations were not removed until Christmas. | P - I did not remove the Halloween decorations until Christmas. |
The handle of the dagger had been wiped clean of fingerprints. | P - The suspect wiped the handle of the dagger clean of fingerprints. |
The patient was operated on by an experienced surgeon. | P - An experienced surgeon operated on the patient. |
The coin collection was inherited by Roderick from his grandfather. | P - Roderick inherited the coin collection from his grandfather. |
A large stack of orders was delivered by the staff. | P - The staff delivered a large stack of orders. |
The president relied on the advisers. | A - The advisers were relied on by the president. |
Ice cream was served to the children at the birthday party by one of the adults. | P - One of the adults served ice cream to the children at the birthday party. |
Tools were packed in a box by Terry. | P - Terry packed the tools in a box. |
The licensed instructor handed to the students scuba-diving equipment. | A - Scuba-diving equipment was handed to the students by the licensed instructor. |
Alaska was visited by millions last fall. | P - Millions visited Alaska last fall. |
A large order was placed by the gift shop. | P - The gift shop placed a large order. |
The shipment was delivered by UPS. | P - UPS delivered the shipment. |
The picnickers collected and disposed of the trash before they left for home. | A - Trash was collected and disposed of by the picnickers before they left for home. |
Ken Griffey slammed a home run. | A - A home run was slammed by Ken Griffey. |
My car was stolen. | P - The thief stole my car. |
My neighbor was permanently disabled by an irresponsible drunk driver. | P - An irresponsible drunk driver permanently disabled my neighbor. |
She read the book. | A - The book was read by her. |
I have written a letter to you. | A - A letter has been written by me to you. |
An honest dollar was never made by his ancestors, and now he is following in their fingerprints. | P - His ancestors never made an honest dollar, and now he is following in their fingerprints. |
The instructor approved the assignment. | A - The assignment was approved by the instructor. |
The instructor was given a much-deserved medal of valor by the president of the student body. | P - The president of the student body gave the instructor a much-deserved medal of valor. |
Few people noticed that the quiet students did most of the work. | A - Few people noticed that most of the work was done by the quiet students. |
Bats catching flies in the outfield interrupted the game. | A - The ballgame was interrupted by bats catching flies in the outfield. |
The commotion at the apathy convention was caused by a person who attended. | P - A person who attended the apathy convention caused the commotion. |
He filled the air with speeches. | A - The air was filled with speeches by him. |
He doesn't have an enemy, but he is hated by all his friends. | P - He doesn't have an enemy, but all his friends hate him. |
His lips are never passed by a lie--he talks through his nose. | P - Lies never pass his lips--he talks through his nose. |
The president gave a speech. | A - The speech was given by the president. |