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    C1 - Advanced Passives (Reporting Verbs)

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    The document discusses advanced passive structures that can be used to report information indirectly. It provides examples of sentences using "is said/believed/expected/reported/thought/understood" followed by "to be" and a past participle. These structures are commonly used in news reports to indirectly relay what people say, believe, expect, etc. about events and situations.

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    Advanced Passives

    Study this example situation:

    George is very old Nobody knows exactly how old he is, but:

    It is said that he is 108 years old.

    or He is said to be 708 years old.

    Both these sentences mean: 'People say that he is 108 years old.'

    You can use these structures with a number of other verbs, especially:
    alleged believed considered expected known reported thought understood
    Compare the two structures:

    Cathy loves running


    It is said that she runs ten miles a day. or She is said to run ten miles a day.
    The police are looking for a missing boy
    It is believed that the boy is wearing or The boy is believed to be wearing
    a white sweater and blue jeans a white sweater and blue jeans.
    The strike started three weeks ago.
    it is expected that the strike will end or The strike ls expected to end soon.
    soon
    A friend of mine has been arrested.
    It is alleged that he hit a policeman. or He is alleged to have hit a policeman.
    The two houses belong to the same family
    It is said that there is a secret tunnel or There is said to be a secret tunnel
    between them between them.

    These structures are often used in new', reports. For example, in a report about an accident:
    It is reported that two people were or Two people are reported to have
    injured in the explosion. been injured in the explosion.

    - Write these sentences in another way, beginning as shown. Use the underlined word each time.
    1 It is expected that the strike will end soon. The strike �s e;,,:pede.d, t.o end.. soon.
    2 It is e>q)e.cted that the weather will be good tomorrow.
    The weather is
    3 It is b�JLeved that the thieves got in through a window in the roof.
    The thieves
    4 It is r_er29rted that many people are homeless after the floods.
    Many people
    5 It is tl:ioug.btthat the prisoner escaped by climbing over a wall.
    The prisoner
    6 It is QH..e� that the man was driving at 110 miles an hour.
    The man
    7 It is r:_cm9_rted that the building has been badly damaged by the fire.
    The building
    8 a It is said that the company is losing a lot of money.
    The company
    b It is Q§'liev� that the company lost a lot of money last year.
    The company
    c It is expected that the company will make a loss this year.
    The company

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