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A good student wrote this
essay.
with …
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Everyone admires him
for his imagination.
with …
Why PASSIVE? To focus on the most
important element!
How is it done? Subject
+ a form of BE (was/is/…) + 3rd form of the verb (written/admired) +
by…
Now, let’s turn this story
into the passive voice:
Yesterday afternoon, someone
stole valuable jewels from a shop in central Kungälv. A woman witnessed the
burglary. She called the police after
some fifteen minutes. An old man saw the thieves in Kode on their way to
Norway. In Stenungsund the police caught them. Over the radio they identified
them as T. Car… and T. Bjö… of Munkegärdeskolan. They arrested them on the
spot, and drove them to the police headquarters in Göteborg. A senior officer
told them about their rights and interrogated them for twenty-five minutes.
Then he took them to their cells. A policeman gave them bread and water and
some magazines about daffodils. Then he left them alone and informed their
parents. Unfortunately, he left a window open in their cell. People never saw
the boys again. Their old teacher will never forget them, though. Also their
classmates are still looking for them.