Substitute more concrete, specific, picture-making words for the italicized words. you may have to rephrase the sentence or add a few ideas to the original.
the firemen worked as the crowd watched the fire.

active voice: my father cut the tree.

passive voice: the tree was cut by my father.

active voice: people buy newspapers every day.

passive voice: newspapers are bought (by people) every day.

active voice: people have been using movies as political propaganda since world war ii.

passive voice: movies have been used as political propaganda since world war ii.

active voice: donna gave me my birthday present.

passive voice: i was given my birthday present (by donna). / my birthday present was given to me (by donna).

active voice: mom will leave the keys on the counter.

passive voice: the keys will be left (by mom) on the counter.

the words in parentheses are the agent of the passive voice and can be omitted when obvious, generic, or simply unnecessary.

i wish you all a merry christmas!  

and or happy hanukkah

and a happy new year

the food shivo was saving

bc

explanation:

because it crosses through the circle twice