íAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ GRAMMAR If the predicate of the passive sentence is a verb transitive like: believe, think, find, say, report, consider, understand, acknowledge, expect, tell, know then you can change the active sentence into passive using two ways Look at the examples: a) People say that he is handsome (in the present) ∗It is said that he is handsome ∗He is said to be handsome (to + V1) b) They knew he had an idea ∗It was known that he had an idea ∗He was known to have had an idea (to + have V3) These are formal structures They are often used in news reports and on TV Task – Rephrase the sentences to make them more formal Look at the examples above 1) People think that the new prime minister is a good speaker It is _ _ The new prime minister _ _ 2) They report that the suspended gunman is in custody The suspended _ _ It is _ _ 3) People don't expect that the new party will win the election It isn't _ _ The new _ _ _ 4) The police say that the principal is at large It is _ _ The principal _ _ _ 5) The detective knows that the robber has left the city It is _ _ The robber _ _ _ Task – Rephrase the sentences to make them more formal 1) People know that drug addiction is dangerous It is 2) They believe that the lunch will be delicious The lunch is 3) They think that the children are at school The children _ 4) People said that the robbery lasted half an hour It is 5) People acknowledge that he is talented He is _ 6) The newspapers reported that he won the jackpot He was _ 7) They think that your tea is too sweet It is _ 8) Everybody says the old bridge will collapse The old Task – Rewrite the sentences Look at the examples 1) It is said that the thief stole several wallets The thief is said to have stolen several wallets 2) People think that the pigeons carry a lot of diseases It is thought that the pigeons carry a lot of diseases 3) Sarah is known to be the prettiest girl in the class It is _ 4) It was understood that he got divorced He was 5) Amy Winehouse was reported to have died It was _ 6) It is acknowledged that she is a talented painter She is _ 7) The Sun was believed to move round the Earth It was _ 8) It is said that the pilot was drunken The pilot _ 9) This kind of material is found to be poisonous It is _ 10)The witness was thought to have injured It was _ íAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ GRAMMAR If the predicate of the passive sentence is a verb transitive like: believe, think, find, say, report, consider, understand, acknowledge, expect, tell, know then you can change the active sentence into passive using two ways Look at the examples: a) People say that he is handsome (in the present) ∗It is said that he is handsome ∗He is said to be handsome (to + V1) b) They knew he had an idea ∗It was known that he had an idea ∗He was known to have had an idea (to + have V3) These are formal structures They are often used in news reports and on TV Task – Rephrase the sentences to make them more formal Look at the examples above 1) People think that the new prime minister is a good speaker It is _ _ The new prime minister _ _ 2) They report that the suspended gunman is in custody The suspended _ _ It is _ _ 3) People don't expect that the new party will win the election It isn't _ _ The new _ _ _ 4) The police say that the principal is at large It is _ _ The principal _ _ _ 5) The detective knows that the robber has left the city It is _ _ The robber _ _ _ Task – Rephrase the sentences to make them more formal 1) People know that drug addiction is dangerous It is 2) They believe that the lunch will be delicious The lunch is 3) They think that the children are at school The children _ 4) People said that the robbery lasted half an hour It is 5) People acknowledge that he is talented He is _ 6) The newspapers reported that he won the jackpot He was _ 7) They think that your tea is too sweet It is _ 8) Everybody says the old bridge will collapse The old Task – Rewrite the sentences Look at the examples 1) It is said that the thief stole several wallets The thief is said to have stolen several wallets 2) People think that the pigeons carry a lot of diseases It is thought that the pigeons carry a lot of diseases 3) Sarah is known to be the prettiest girl in the class It is _ 4) It was understood that he got divorced He was 5) Amy Winehouse was reported to have died It was _ 6) It is acknowledged that she is a talented painter She is _ 7) The Sun was believed to move round the Earth It was _ 8) It is said that the pilot was drunken The pilot _ 9) This kind of material is found to be poisonous It is _ 10)The witness was thought to have injured It was _ SOLUTION Task 1) It is thought that the new prime minister is a good speaker The new prime minister is thought to be a good speaker 2) The suspended gunman is reported to be in custody It is reported that the suspended gunman is in custody 3) It isn't expected that the new party will win the election The new party isn't expected to win the election 4) It is said that the principal is at large The principal is said to be at large 5) It is known that the robber has left the city The robber is known to have left the city 6) It is believed that encouraging is important at work, too Encouraging is believed to be important at work, too 7) It was told that Charles drank too much at the party Charles was told to have drunk too much at the party Task 1) It is known that drug addiction is dangerous 2) The lunch is believed to be delicious 3) The children are thought to be at school 4) It is said that the robbery lasted half an hour 5) He is acknowledged to be talented 6) He was reported to have won the jackpot 7) It is thought that your tea is too sweet 8) The old bridge is said to collapse Task 3) It is known that Sarah is the prettiest girl in the class 4) He was understood to have got divorced 5) It was reported that Amy Winehouse died 6) She is acknowledged to be a talented painter 7) It was believed that the Sun moves round the Earth 8) The pilot is said to have been drunken 9) It is found that this kind of material is poisonous 10) It was thought that the witness injured