Переведите письменно следующие предложения, обращая внимание на сказуемые в пассивном залоге: 1) Britain and America were once described as nations divided by a common
language.

2) The Negroes who had been taken from Africa as slaves added words and
structures from their own native languages.

3) Some people think that the very expression O. K. comes from a similar
expression which was brought to America by the Negroes.

1. care of

2. off

3. part

4. place

1)  london wasn't the capital till the eleventh century. - london didn't used to be the capital till the 11th century. 

2)   when willian shakespeare lived in london he acted and wrote plays. -  when w.s. used to live in london, he acted and wrote plays.

3) henry longfelow , one of the most popular american poets of the 19-th century , learnt modern languages. -  h.l., one of the most popular american poets of the 19th century, used to learn modern languages.

4)   when michel jackson was 7 years old he often took part in the concerts. -  when m.j. was 7 years old, he often used to take part in the concerts.

swift, a famous english writer, was travelling one day on horseback with his servant. the  weather was bad, it was raining, and the roads were muddy. in the  evening the two men came to an inn. before going to bed swift told his servant to clean his boots. but the servant was lazy and did not do it. in the  morning swift asked the servant why he had not cleaned the  boots. "what's the  use of cleaning the boots now? "said the servant. "the  roads are muddy, and the boots will soon be dirty again." "all right,"said the  writer. "let's go. we must continue the  journey." "but i haven't had  breakfast," said the displeased servant." "well, what's the use of giving you  breakfast now? " said swift: "you will soon be hungry again.