Question

II. Rewrite the following newspaper report using passive forms of
the verbs underlined.

Daring Raid at Local Hotel
Thieves (1) held the manager of the Ridgeway Hotel at guanpoint last night during a daring raid in which they (2) took nearly 50,000 from the hotel
safe. They also (3) broke into several of the bedroom and (4) removed articles
The thieves made their escape through the kitchen, where they (5) dam-
aged several pieces of equipment. They (6) injured the chef when he tried to
stop them and (7) left him lying unconscious on the floor. Police (8) arrested
the thieves early this morning.

Answer 1

The manager of the Ridgeway Hotel was held at guanpoint by thieves last night during a during raid in which nearly 50,000 was taken by them from the hotel safe. Several of the bedrooms were also (3) broken into and some articles were removed. The thieves made their escape through the kitchen, where several pieces of equipment were damaged. The chef was injured when he tried to stop them and was left lying unconscious on the floor. The thieves were arrested by the police early this morning.