Passive Voice

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The following sentences are from ESL students' writing. Find the problems(s) in passive voice in each sentence and correct them.

1.  Medical technology has saved ...

2.  Hong King is located ...

3.  This table is less expensive than the one (that is being) sold on the Internet.

4.  The athletes ... watched the flags being raised.

5.  The foster children were abused by people who were supposed to be taking care of them.

6.  My daughter was born ...

7.  We used to live in Macau and was educated in a Chinese school.

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