他们相信了这些女孩之所以有如此举动是因为鬼魂附体。用英语怎么说？

他们相信了这些女孩之所以有如此举动是因为鬼魂附体。

They were convinced the girls' behaviour was due to possession by the devil.

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

convinced

adj. 确信的，深信的，有坚定信仰的；v. 使确信(convince的过去分词)，说服；

例句
I was so badly behaved I was convinced she would be glad to see the back of me.
我的表现如此差劲，相信她会很高兴看到我离开。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

behaviour

n. 行为，举止，（人、动植物、化学药品等的）表现方式，态度；na. “behavior”的变体；

例句
...homosexuals, whose sexual behaviour is still accounted sinful by the church.
其性行为仍然被教会认为是罪孽深重的同性恋者

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

due

adj. 由于，适当的，预定，到期；n. 应有的权利，应得到的东西，应缴款；adv. 正向，正对着；

例句
He is due to address a conference on human rights next week.
他下星期将在一个大会上发表关于人权的演说。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

possession

n. 有，所有，拥有，领地，财产，所有权，占有物，所有物，持有违禁物；

例句
They were busted for possession of cannabis.
他们因藏有大麻被逮捕。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

devil

n. 魔鬼，家伙，淘气鬼，冒失

例句
He was always a devil of a nuisance...
他总是极讨人厌。