YOU SAID:
The following people were surprised
INTO JAPANESE
次の人々 は驚かされました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The following people were surprised.
INTO JAPANESE
次の人々 は驚いた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The following people were amazed.
INTO JAPANESE
次の人々 は驚いた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The following people were amazed.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.