The Department has (been) relocated. The protestors have been removed

 

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Challenge for you

Which is better?

  • The Department has been relocated to Run Run Shaw Tower. (Passive Voice)
  • The Department has relocated to Run Run Shaw Tower. (Active Voice)

Active Voice vs Passive Voice:

  • Peter, having earned much over the years, has moved from his shabby room in Shamshuipo to live in a well-furnished flat in the Mid-levels. (Active Voice)
  • The protestors occupying a busy section of Queen’s Road Central have been removed by police. (Passive Voice)

 

For your reference

 Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

move verb, noun
verb
change house/job
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[ intransitive ,transitive ] to change the place where you live, have your work, etc

We don't like it here so we've decided to move.
~ (from…) (to…) The company's moving to Scotland.
~ away
She's been all on her own since her daughter moved away.
~ house ( BrE )
We moved house last week.
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[ transitive ] ~ sb (from…) (to…) to make sb change from one job, class, etc. to anothertransfer

I'm being moved to the New York office.

  

re locate verb, noun
verb
[ intransitive ,transitive ]
( especially of a company or workers ) to move or to move sb/sth to a new place to work or operate

The firm may be forced to relocate from New York to Stanford.
Some were unwilling to relocate.
~ sthThe company relocated its head office to Stanford.

 

re move verb, noun
verb
1 to take sth/sb away from a place
~ sth/sb Illegally parked vehicles will be removed.
~ sth/sb from sth/sb He removed his hand from her shoulder.
Three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behaviour.

Remove the pan from the heat and continue to stir the sauce.

 

 

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