Write these sentences in the passive in your notebook.
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a) The Industrial Revolution transformed agricultural economies into industrial ones.
b) Traditionally, people made goods at home or in small workshops.
c) During the Industrial Revolution, they began to manufacture these goods in factories.
(The main verb is "manufacture", so you should treat "began to" as if it was an auxiliary.)
d) The Industrial Revolution brought economic growth to industrialised societies.
e) By the 18th century, they had introduced new production methods in Britain.
f) They used new sources of power and energy.
g) They applied technical and scientific knowledge to business practices on a large scale.
h) However, industrialisation is also causing serious damage to the environment.
i) Intensive farming uses more land.
j) Pollution from factories has destroyed natural habitats.
k) We are spending natural resources at an unsustainable pace.
l) The end of the consumer society will bring a huge economic crisis.
m) We must consider the most ecological options before we buy something.
(You should write both sentences in this example in the passive.)
n) We need to find a new economic system.
o) We have been recycling raw materials as an essential part of the green economy.
p) Some have also proposed fair trade as part of the solution.