Question

С! a rewrite the sentences in the passive beginning with the words given. leave out the doer of the action if not necessary. 0 the director has cancelled the meeting. the meeting has been cancelled (by the director) . 1 lawrence ferlinghetii opened the oldest paperback book store in the united states in 1953. the oldest paperback book store in the united states . 2 the police are interviewing him in connection with the armed robbery. he . 3 more than a billion people all over the world speak english. english . 4 they will officially announce their engagement tomorrow. their engagement . 5 tom is not going to invite me to his party. i 6 our physical education teacher can make a good basketball player of every pupil. every pupil

Answer 1

1 Lawrence Ferlinghetti opened the oldest paperback book store in the United States in 1953.
The oldest paperback book store in the United States was opened in 1953 (by  Lawrence Ferlinghetti).
2 The police are interviewing him in connection with the armed robbery.
He is interviewed in connection with the armed robbery (by the police).
3 More than a billion people all over the world speak English.
English is spoken all over the world (by more than a billion people).
4 They will officially announce their engagement tomorrow.
Their engagement will be officially announced tomorrow.
5 Tom is not going to invite me to his party.
I'm not going to be invited to the party (by Tom).
6 Our physical education teacher can make a good basketball player of every pupil.
Every pupil can be made a good basketball player (by our physical education teacher).