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.