Cambridge Veritas

Grammar Exercise

Passive Reporting: It Is Said That and Subject Passives

Form impersonal and personal passive reporting structures with simple, continuous, and perfect infinitives.

Interactive exercise

Passive Reporting: It Is Said That and Subject Passives

Answer 6 questions about this grammar point.

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  1. 1.

    Which statement best explains Passive Reporting: It Is Said That and Subject Passives?

  2. 2.

    Which sentence correctly demonstrates the main point in Passive Reporting: It Is Said That and Subject Passives?

  3. 3.

    Which revision best addresses this example in the lesson context: “The minister is said that he will resign.”

  4. 4.

    Which option is accurate in the context taught in this lesson?

  5. 5.

    Which revision best addresses this example in the lesson context: “The ship is believed to sink last night.”

  6. 6.

    Which revision best addresses the final example from this lesson?