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Luyện ngữ pháp - Destination B2 (Unit 15: Grammar - The passive / the causative / direct and indirect objects)


The impersonal passive

To express other people's opinions in a formal style, we can use two special forms of the passive.
They can be used with a number of verbs, including:say, believe, think, claim, estimate, etc.
Some other verbs (argue,suggest, calculate, etc) are usually used with only the second structure.

Form:
noun + is/are said to + bare infinitive/perfect infinitive
It is said that + clause

Active Passive
People think he is a great chef. He is thought to be a great chef.
It is thought that he is a great chef.
People believe he was a great chef. He is believed to have been a great chef.
It is believed that he was a great chef.
People claim he has had an influence on many other chefs He is claimed to have had an influence on many other chefs.
It is claimed that he has had an influence on many other chefs.
People say he has been making the best cheese in the area for over thirty years. He is said to have been making the best cheese in the area for over thirty years.
It is said that he has been making the best cheese in the area for over thirty years.
People estimated that his restaurant was worth over $10 million. His restaurant was estimated to be/to have been worth over $10 million.
It was estimated that his restaurant was worth over $10 million.
People have suggested that he is a great chef. It has been suggested that he is a great chef.

Form - The passive Form - The causative


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