Hi,
I think that this sentence:
I think the rainforests should stop being cut down
is grammatical, but it �s certainly not elegant and I think the reason is the use of �should �, which is really asking for a subject (being cut down by who?)
Most people would feel more comfortable using the active form you wrote:
I think people should stop cutting down the rainforests
So if you �re using this sentence to teach the passive voice, maybe it is not a great example and perhaps you could skip it?
Or change it to:
People are destroying the rainforests ---> The rainforests are being destroyed
If, on the other hand, you �re teaching �should � then maybe this:
People are destroying the rainforests ---> The rainforests should stop being destroyed by greedy logging companies
It�s still not a pretty sentence and I�d choose a different example myself, but it�s �grammatical�.
Talking of the destruction of forests, this is happening in Europe too:
Maybe a good classroom discussion topic?
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