They gave him a puppy for his birthday., He was given a puppy for his birthday. ✓ A puppy was given to him for his birthday. ✓, We bought Susan a new camera., A new camera was bought for Susan. ✓, We heard him say that he was guilty., He was heard to say that he was guilty. ✓, Joel helped Sue carry / to carry her suitcase., Sue was helped to carry her suitcase. ✓, Mary made the children wash their hands., The children were made to wash their hands. ✓, Who wrote this essay?, By whom was this essay written? ✓, What caused the power failure?, What was the power failure caused by? ✓, She couldn't sleep because she was terrified by the horror film., Terrified by the horror film, she couldn't sleep. ✓ She couldn't sleep because she had been terrified by the horror film. ✓, They accused Harry of stealing the money., Harry was accused of stealing the money., We haven't touched anything yet., Nothing has been touched. ✓, They didn't let me buy a dog., I was not allowed to buy a dog. ✓, I haven't told anyone the news yet., No one has been told the news yet., Susan was amazed to find out that her book was missing., To Susan's amazement, her book was missing., We expect that the Australian athlete will win the race., It is expected that the Australian athlete will win the race. The Australian athlete is expected to win the race., Julie's parents allow her to go to parties., Julie's parents let her go to parties. / Julie is allowed to go to parties./ Julie's parents give her permission to go to parties., One must not smuggle goods into the country., It is not allowed to smuggle goods into the country. / It is illegal to smuggle goods into the country. / It is against the law to smuggle goods into the country. / It is forbidden to smuggle goods into the country.

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