1. A strange man was watching the people in that house
from across the street early this morning.
: The people in that house were being watched by a
strange man from across the street early this morning.
2. The police will arrive soon.
: It can’t be changed.
3. A police car will be sitting at that corner for the rest
of the week.
: It can’t be changed.
4. From there, the police can see everyone who comes
and goes from that address.
: From there, everyone who comes and goes can be seen
by the police from that address.
From there, everyone who comes and goes from that
address can be seen by the police.
5. Someone wrote a hateful message on the front door
of the house a few weeks ago.
: A hateful message on the front door of the house was
written by someone a few weeks ago.
A hateful message was written on the front door of the
house a few weeks ago.
6. Few people who don’t live here enter this
neighborhood.
: This neighborhood is entered by few people who don’t
live here.
7. The family in that house is worrying about (verb)the
problem.
: The problem is being worried about by the family in
that house.
8. The police are listening to every phone conversation
at that number. (one information)
: Every phone conversation at that number is being
listened to by the police. (phrase of the verb)
9. This neighborhood has never experienced such a
strange event.
: Such a strange event has never been experienced by/in
this neighborhood.
10. The city should establish a police checkpoint at that
intersection as soon as possible.
: A police checkpoint at intersection should be
established by the city as soon as possible.
11. Someone is going to notice that man the next time
he appears in the area.
: That man is going to be noticed by someone the next
time he appears in the area.
12. The family hadn’t lived in the neighborhood for
very long before someone left the first angry letter in
their mailbox.
: The family hadn’t lived in the neighborhood for very
long before the first angry letter was left in their
mailbox.
13. The mayor has promised that the police will have
arrested that man by the first of next week.
: The mayor has promised that this man will have been
arrested by the first of next week.
14. Someone had left angry messages on their
answering machine before someone delivered the first
threatening letter.
: Angry messages had been left on their answering
machine before the first threatening letter was
delivered.
15. Things like this are not supposed to happen in this
neighborhood.
: can’t change