Transformation of sentence

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Tan Elaine

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The house of one of my neighbours has been robbed.

In transforming the above sentence, which of the following is the correct sentence? If neither, how should I phrase it? Thanks.

One of my neighbours' houses has been robbed.

One of my neighbours' house has been robbed.

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Your original sentence does not lend itself to transformation.

Change robbed to burgled and it's perfect.

(You rob a person, not a building.)

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Thanks, Rover.
 
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Come to think of it, bank robbers is a common enough phrase.

Perhaps you can rob a house.

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