Passive reporting structures

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Passive reporting structures

And grammar becomes easy-peasy:)

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We know that Pythagoras discovered this theorem.

It is known that...

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We know that Pythagoras discovered this theorem.

Pythagoras is known...

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Many people consider Bob Dylan to be the most influential musician of the twentieth century.

Bob Dylan ...

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Experts believe that 1.24 million people were killed in road traffic accidents in 2010.

Road traffic accidents ...

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Palaeontologists think there were over 500 different species of dinosaur.

There are thought

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We know that cats are able to produce about ninety different sounds more than dogs.

Cats ...

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To talk about general feelings/beliefs

we use reporting verbs such as:

agree, believe, claim, consider, estimate, expect, feel, hope, know, report, say, think, understand in different shape or form.

Let's see how it works:)

it + passive verb (present or past) + that clause

People claim that optimists live longer. - It is claimed that optimists live longer
People believed that Mathematics was the link between God and the world. - It was believed that Mathematics was the link between the God and the world.

subject + passive verb (present or past) + to + infinitive

Computer scientists consider wearable technology to be the future of computing. - Wearable technology is considered to be the future of computing.
Doctors knew that almonds protected against diabetes. - Almonds were known to protect against diabetes.

there + passive verb (present or past) +to be/to have been

Analysts expect that there will be a rise in the numbers of jobs offered. - There is expected to be a rise in the number of jobs offered. pogląd dot. sytuacji aktualnej lub przyszłej
Historians think that there were over 20 inventors before Edison who invented various light sources. - There are thought to have been over 20 inventors before Edison who invnted various light sources. pogląd dotyczy sytuacji przeszłej

Practice makes perfect...

so let's practise:)

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Multiple Choice

The Arabic numeral system _____ in India.

is thought to have evolved

is thought to evolve

Multiple Choice

Ancient Egyptians are considered _____ to the development of mathematics

to contribute

to have contributed

Multiple Choice

You are _____ for your exams in the summer.

expecting to have studied

expected to be studying

Multiple Choice

They weren’t _____ in this case.

thought to be involved

thinking to have been involved

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It _____ that mathematics contains the answer to all questions.

could argue

could be argued

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We know that algebra was more advanced in Babylonia than in Egypt.

It is known that

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We know that algebra was more advanced in Babylonia than in Egypt.

Algebra...

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We could argue that the universe is nothing more than a mathematical model.

It could be argued that...

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We could argue that the universe is nothing more than a mathematical model.

The universe could be argued...

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They estimate there are around three billion users of the Internet.

It is estimated that...

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They estimate there are around three billion users of the Internet.

There are ...

Type answer...

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