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Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.
1. Somebody has stolen a bus from outside the school. Some children saw the thief. The police
are searching for the bus now. They will use the children's descriptions to catch the thief
.
2. Some people saw a UFO in the sky above London last night. They reported it to the police.
The army sent a helicopter to look at it more closely. The UFO shot the helicopter down and
killed both men in it. People have given photographs of the UFO to the police. Experts are
looking at them now.
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To rewrite the given passages in the passive voice, we need to focus on making the object of the active sentence the subject of the passive sentence and vice versa. Let's transform the sentences:

1. A bus has been stolen from outside the school. The thief was seen by some children. The bus is being searched for by the police now. The children's descriptions will be used by them to catch the thief.

2. A UFO was seen in the sky above London last night by some people. It was reported to the police by them. A helicopter was sent by the army to look at it more closely. The helicopter was shot down by the UFO, and both men in it were killed. Photographs of the UFO have been given to the police by people. They are being looked at by experts now.

By using the passive voice, the focus shifts from the doer of the action (subject) to the receiver of the action (object), making the sentences clearer and more formal.

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