Final answer:
Part 1:
A local jewelry shop was broken into yesterday. The shop had just been locked up by the owner when he was threatened by a robber with a gun. He was told by the robber to unlock the shop and give him all the diamonds in the safe. Then, he was tied up by the robber. A search for the robber has been organized by the police. It is hoped that he will be found in a few days. The owner of the shop is being treated for shock by doctors.
Similarly, in Part 2:
A contest is being organized by our school. The best projects about the environment will be chosen by the teachers. Pictures and drawings must be included by the students in their project. Additionally, all the writing will have to be done by the students themselves. The winner will be given a set of encyclopedias by the school.
Step-by-step explanation:
Converting sentences from active to passive voice involves identifying the main verbs, determining their tense, and rearranging the sentence so that the subject receives the action of the verb. Here's the rewritten paragraph:
- A local jewelry shop was broken into yesterday.
- The owner had just locked up the shop when he was threatened by a robber with a gun.
- He was told to unlock the shop and give all the diamonds in the safe to the robber.
- Then he was tied up by the robber.
- A search for the robber has been organized by the police.
- They hope that he will be found in a few days.
- The shop owner is being treated for shock by doctors.
Turning to the school contest:
- A contest is being organized by our school.
- The best projects about the environment will be chosen by the teachers.
- Pictures and drawings must be included in their project by the students.
- All the writing will also have to be done by the students themselves.
- A set of encyclopedias will be given to the winner by the school.