PAU: soluciones a la pasiva

1. Severe pressure is being put on ministers (by the lobby).
2. They/Someone showed them a picture of an attacking shark.
3. The headlines have been hit by a new phenomenon.
4. It is said that he is very young to work. / He is said to be very young to work.
5. We have been brought up in the respect for human rights.
6. Radiohead's new record couldn't be released last December.
7. Although some non-profit organizations have offered help, the situation of the newly arrived immigrants is very poor.
8. I was never given instructions. / Instrunctions were never given to me.
9. The number of deaths has been greatly reduced by medical advances.
10. Humanitarian causes have often been supported by Spanish society.
11. Health workers could have avoided all these deaths.
12. A new skyscraper is being built in NY.
13. They are repairing the car in the garage.
14. It is said that English is easier than Spanish. / English is said to be easier than Spanish.
15. The benefits of green energy are being analysed (by the government).
16. I have just been told the truth. / The truth has just been told to me.
17. My wife's car was stolen yesterday.
18. A strange noise was heard at the other side of the door.
19. I wasn't chosen at the casting.
20. They are making the papers public now.
21. A mosquito has just stung me!
22. The World Football Championship was won by Spain in 2010.
23. They bullied me at school when I first came to the UK.
24. A new computerized system for lie detection has been developed.
25. People can collect the passport from the pilgrim's office.
26. Her partners have always considered her (as) a beautiful person.
27. They grow tea in India.
28. It is believed that antibiotics were discovered by Fleming at the beginning of the 20th century. / Fleming is believed to have dicovered antibiotics at the beginning of the 20th century. / Antibiotics are believed to have been discovered by Fleming at the beginning of the 20th century.
29. Ebooks are being adopted by many schools.

1. I am going to get/have my house decorated with furniture from Ikea.
2. Mona Lisa is said to be the feminine version of Da Vinci himself.
3. Nobody has believed their story.