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• María Isabel Alcázar Sánchez

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People rumour that Angelina Jolie has anorexia

It + passive verb + that –clause Subject + passive verb + to-infinitive

It is rumoured that Angelina Jolie has anorexia. Angelina Jolie is rumoured to have anorexia

The tense of the passive verb is determined by the active sentence:

Change to impersonal passive 1. They say the PM is dying. It____________________________ ______________________________ The___________________________ ______________________________ 2. They expect the concert will finish at about 11pm. It____________________________ ______________________________ He____________________________ ______________________________ 3. People said she had been driving drunk. It____________________________ ______________________________ She___________________________ ______________________________ 4. They thought she lied to the police It____________________________ ______________________________ She___________________________ ______________________________ 5. People know he committed the murder. It____________________________ ______________________________ He____________________________ ______________________________ 6. They think rebels have kidnapped him. It____________________________ ______________________________ He____________________________ ______________________________ 7. People claim she is a secret agent. It____________________________ Answers She___________________________

rumour = present simple

is rumoured

Change to impersonal passive 1. They say the PM is dying. It is said that the PM is dying. The PM is said to be dying 2. They expect the concert will finish at about 11pm. It is expected that the concert will finish at about 11pm. The concert is expected to finish… 3. People said she had been driving drunk. It was said that she had been driving drunk. She was said to have been driving drunk. 4. They thought she lied to the police It was thought that she lied to …. She was thought to have lied to…. 5. People know he committed the murder. It is known that he committed the… He is known to have committed the.. 6. They think rebels have kidnapped him. It is thought that rebels have kidnapped him. He is thought to have been kidnapped. 7. People claim she is a secret agent. It is claimed that she is a secret agent. She is claimed to be a secret agent.