1. A sudden increase in water pressure may break the dam.
=> The dam may be broken by a sudden increase in water pressure.
2. For the past years i have done all my washing by hand.
=> For the past years, all my washing have been done by hand.
3. A man i know told me about it.
=> I was told about it by a man I know.
4. The teacher returned our written work to us.
=> Our written work were returned to us by the teacher.
5. She had finished her report by soon.
=> Her report had been finished soon.
6. This is the second time they have writtten to us about this
=> This is the second time we have been written to about this.
7. The boys broke the window and took away some pictures
=> The window was broken and some pictures were taken away by the boys.