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Impersonal Passive: A. Complete With The Two Forms of Impersonal Passive

This document provides examples of impersonal passive constructions in English. It lists sentences and their impersonal passive equivalents. For example, the active sentence "People believe that English is the most widely spoken language" becomes "It is believed that English is the most widely spoken language" in the impersonal passive form. The document contains over 20 examples demonstrating how to rewrite sentences from active to impersonal passive voice.

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Impersonal Passive: A. Complete With The Two Forms of Impersonal Passive

This document provides examples of impersonal passive constructions in English. It lists sentences and their impersonal passive equivalents. For example, the active sentence "People believe that English is the most widely spoken language" becomes "It is believed that English is the most widely spoken language" in the impersonal passive form. The document contains over 20 examples demonstrating how to rewrite sentences from active to impersonal passive voice.

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IMPERSONAL PASSIVE

A. Complete with the two forms of impersonal passive.


1. People believe that English is the most widely spoken language
It is believed that English is the most widely spoken language.
English is believed to be the most widely spoken language.
2. Police have reported that it was Peter who caused the accident.
It has been reported that it was Peter who caused the accident.
Peter has been reported to have caused the accident.
3. A journalist reports that they are leaving as !egas tomorrow night.
It
"hey
#. "he lecturer thought that $olumbus never reali%ed that he had discovered America.
It
$olumbus
&. "heir parents thought that the teenagers were dancing at the disco.
It
"he teenagers
'. Everybody thinks that she sings beauti(ully
). "he children reported that their (riends were swimming when they disappeared.
*. People believed that they had killed the animals during the night.
+. ,y (riends think that my parents are the best parents in the world.
1-. "hey believed that the horse was a present.
11. People are thinking that drugs are very dangerous.
12. "hey knew that ,r. .rown was stealing iron (rom the (actory.
13. Ancient people thought that the stars would (all on them.
1#. People consider that the team will be classi(ied (or the (inal.
1&. Everybody says that he settled the business.
1'. "he reporters believed that the meeting would (inish soon.
1). "hey have thought the sportsmen are arriving today.
1*. $iti%ens presume that the government is responsible (or the accident.
1+. "he newspapers are reporting that the most outstanding athletes represent their
country.
2-. "he shareholders thought that the group had rejected the o((er.
21. "hey say that the meeting will be held here

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