03.02.2016 · Grammar 1st It is said that, He is said to, (be) supposed 1. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN HUMANAS Y TECNOLOGÍAS GRAMMAR VI TOPIC: It is said that, He is said to, (be) supposed PROFESSOR: M. Aullari MADE BY: Cristian Yumisaca Patricia Vinueza 2015-2016
Study these examples: Active: People say that Michael is in love with Mary. This sentence has two possible passive sentences. It is said that Michael is in love ...
May 08, 2017 · 8A GRAMMAR BANK - the passive (all forms); it is said that…, he is thought to.., etc. the passive (all forms) Use the passive when you want to talk about an action, but you are not so interested in saying who or what does/did the action.
1. Personal Passive. When we put an object of an active sentence into passive, it becomes subject of the passive sentence.. Active sentence → The professor gave the students the books.; Passive sentence → The students were given the books. We sometimes use a pronoun for the students or the books in its subject form (here: they).. Active sentence → The professor gave …
Let’s take a look at an IELTS writing task 2 example with this grammar:. It is argued that volunteering should be made a part of the school curriculum.. In the above example, ‘is argued‘ forms the passive part. The active form of this is probably: ‘People argue that…” In our example, ‘people’ is not important or maybe we don’t know who is disagreeing.
In the English Grammar Profile, C1 Point 107 in the category of PRONOUNS is defined as: 'it' with the passive voice where the subject is unknown or unimportant, ...
The phrase It is said ... is an impersonal passive construction. This construction is used informally. It is said ... is used when one doesn't want to, ...
It Is Said That / He Is Said To. (be) Supposed To. “Main clause + noun clause” can be made passive in two ways. Active: People say that he lives abroad now. Passive 1: It’s said that he lives abroad now. Passive 2: He is said to live abroad now. Active: People believe that he is the hero of the town. Passive 1: It’s believed that he is ...
It Is Said That / He Is Said To. (be) Supposed To. “Main clause + noun clause” can be made passive in two ways. Active: People say that he lives abroad now. Passive 1: It’s said that he lives abroad now. Passive 2: He is said to live abroad now. Active: People believe that he is the hero of the town. Passive 1: It’s believed that he is ...
May 24, 2008 · It is said that she lived to be over 100. It is said that he was a spy during the war. It seems that my reasoning in class was correct. Just now I googled "It was said that" in order to make my research complete, but I failed to get something really helpful. Over here in China, the compilers of English grammar books tend to equate "It is said ...
This lesson is the third in a series of lessons about the passive in English. Learn about the passive with reporting verbs which is used for more formal Eng...
Feb 03, 2016 · Grammar 1st It is said that, He is said to, (be) supposed 1. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN HUMANAS Y TECNOLOGÍAS GRAMMAR VI TOPIC: It is said that, He is said to, (be) supposed PROFESSOR: M. Aullari MADE BY: Cristian Yumisaca Patricia Vinueza 2015-2016 2.