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1. a) Robert was refused the right to appeal. b) The right to appeal was refused to Robert.

2. a) Larry was paid the debt. b) The debt was paid to Larry.

3. a) Charles was repeatedly told Julia’s offer. b) Julia’s offer was repeated to Charles several times.

4. a) Alice was offered a cup of tea. b) A cup of tea was offered to Alice.

5. a) Frank’s friends were suggested a new plan. b) A new plan was suggested to his friends by Frank.

6. a) The students were pointed out the typical mistakes. b) The typical mistakes were pointed out to the students (by the teacher).

7. a) The secretary wrote three new paragraphs. b) Three new paragraphs were written by the secretary (by Angela).

8. a) The situation was described as extremely confusing. b) The situation is described as extremely confusing.

9. a) I was shown the new city within a couple of days (by my friend). b) I was shown the new city…

10. a) The students were proposed an exciting tour of the seaside places. b) An exciting tour of the seaside places was proposed to the students.

11. a) The book was paid fifty pounds for by the shop assistant. b) Fifty pounds were paid for the book by the shop assistant (by Dan).

12. a) People are not allowed to smoke in most offices. b) Smoking is not allowed in most offices.