Passive Reporting Verbs in English | IT IS SAID THAT, IT IS THOUGHT THAT

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 English. Learn how and when to use them with confidence!
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Nicely explained! Will you please help me clear something out? What happen when there's a modal verb in the action of the impersonal passive? Can I make it 'personal?For example: 'It is said that he might come next week' Is it possible to say : 'He is said to might come next week' ? If I drop 'might', the sentence seems to lose its original meaning. Nevertheless, it shouldn't be considered correct, since a modal verb can't be preceded by 'to'...

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Thank you very much for your lesson. It is complicated for learners to understand where the “to” is needed and where it isn't, and Why. It is an obstacle to understanding infinitive. I normally considered that “to do something” means the next step of action for the purpose. - She wants me to leave. - I told you to wait. - I like to drink juice in the morning. - He decided to give a one-man show. but I think my understanding may be inaccurate. - He is said to be 100 years old. In this case, "to" seem cannot be understanding as "the next step of action for the purpose." What sense does "to" make in this sentence? I have spent a lot of time to understand what is infinitive. How to understand infinitive. But seem I haven't found the underlying meaning of it. Could you give me some help? Thank you very much !

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I have thought this question for one night. May be The "to" in "He is said to be 100 years old." is for the link. There is only one real situation, (Suppose it is A) but There are many rumored versions (Suppose They are X,Y,Z) - He is said to be 100 years old. just like that A is said to be X. Link X to A. Match A with X. That's the meaning I thought for "to" in this situation. Is that the right way to understand ? Thank you.

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hi! I have a question about: he/she+ report verb+infinitive. can we use he/she+ report verb +that clause? Because the sentence: It +report verb+ that clause, we can use ellipsis form: It +report verb+ infinitive can I write, the criminal is thought to be highly dangerous. AND The criminal is thought that it can be highly dangerous. If i can not, why? thanks!

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Hi, the first sentence is correct because it is a construction, it is thought to be, it is said to be, it is reported to be. They all work the same. I hope that helps.

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He was asked," do u have any experience "? How to change this in indirect speech.

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Miss,I hav a doubt hope you will let me make cleaer Passive :- He is said to have been an honest officer. What the active voice of this passive will be...?

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Hi x._Suso ._x, People say he was an honest officer. Hope this helps!

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Hello. Hope you're doing well. I have a question: I have learnt that we use the passive when the subject is actually recieving the action, so this sentence looks awkward to me. He is said to be a hundred years old. Is "he" recieving the action? Does anybody tell him anything? I think that there is a difference between " she is said to " and " she is said ", isn't there? Thanks a lot🙏🙏💝.

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Hi hesam, So for your sentence: He is said to be a hundred years old. No, he is not told this. It is simply a reporting verb, reporting what people say about him. Hope that helps! 🙏

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I found this rule on internet. Rule :--) We can use a pattern with "PREPARATORY THERE" and a passive reporting verb followed by a to-infinitive, With example Pattern: "There" is/are + passive verb + to be+ noun. What is preparatory "THERE" which is mentioned in this pattern and rule . Because I know only Dummy "THERE". I hope you help me ❤❤

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Both it and there function as a kind of preparatory subject with the real subject placed after the verb. But they are used in different ways and for different purposes. We use there as some kind of preparatory subject to say that something exists somewhere. We put the real subject after the verb be. There are lots of people in the waiting room. There used to be a fancy restaurant on this street. I hope that helps.

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Thanks for video and I have a question : "It is believed that the thieves got in through a window in the roof." I want to change this sentence's form to this: " The thieves are believed to have gotten in through a window in the roof." Is it a true changing?

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Hi Simge, yes fantastic! The only thing is that gotten is American English and in UK we would say “got.” It is just if you use American English you should be consistent and use throughout. Well done!

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@@oxfordenglishnow I used gotten because it is the 3rd form of "get" . Shouldn't I use it?

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I found this structure Mam (THERE+ PASSIVE REPORTING VERB + TO BE+ etc..) How to use this structure. And In all the sentences made from this pattern, "THERE" word is used as an "Adverb of Place" or as a "DUMMY SUBJECT". I hope you help 🙏 me

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Hi, Yes you are correct. There + passive reporting verb + to-infinitive There is said/believed/thought to be … = It is said/believed/thought that there is … For example: There are believed to be some ghosts in that house.(=Some ghosts are believed to be in that house. It is believed that there are some ghosts in that house.) It is a great idea for a lesson. I will put it on my list of upcoming lessons!

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Hello. Thank you very much for this video. I have a question: Are these sentences correct? She's decided to be marrying him. I want to be buying a car. Thanks a lot.

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H hesam, She's decided to marry him. I want to buy a car. Would be correct. Hope that helps! 🙏

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What is the answer of this question(It is believed that publishers from different countries Will be here (A. Passive voice B. Informal speech C. Reported speech D. Formal speech ))?

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Can "it is said that" be used in spoken language? I'm a tour guide and want to say "it is said that this castle was built by NAME in YEAR".

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Mam, Sima walks slowly. Here, "slowly" is an adverb of manner. Similarly, identify what kind of adverbs : 1.The dress is dark red. 2. I am here now. Please explain. It's urgent...

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@@oxfordenglishnow In the first sentence, What kind of part of speech is 'dark red' ? In the second sentence, what kind of parts of speech is 'here'? Please clear my confusion

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The correct passive voice for this sentence is ................. (what is he writing on the papers ?) A . what are on the papers being written ? B . what are being written on the papers ? C. ( A + B ) both are correct D. None of them please help 😍

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Hi, D neither of them are correct. It should be, "What is being written on the papers?" I hope that helps!

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can you report this sentence 'Alex has a new car '

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It is reported that Alex has a new car. Hope that helps!

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