Reporting verbs: believe assume expect suppose feel find hope
Practical English – Grammar Tomasz Czerniak, MA. Reporting verbs: believe feel know assume find allege The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Summer Term 2015 expect hope report suppose claim understand say a. People say that the Prime Minister takes bribes. b. It is said that the Prime Minister takes bribes. c. The Prime Minister is said to take bribes. aa. People believe that he found some treasure. bb. It is believed that he found some treasure. cc. He is believed to have found some treasure. 1. Put the important underlinedinformation at the end of the sentence (Eastwood 2002; Oxford Practice Grammar) ? useful work skills / they are taught to our staff Our staff arc taught useful work skills. ? people with initiative/ they are given opportunities Opportunities are given topeople with initiative. a b c d e special training/ it is given to new employees staff who perform well/ they are given extra payments company shares/ they are offered to most employees six weeks' holiday/ this is allowed to all Zedco staff women who leave to have children/ they are paid a full salary 2 Report these rumours. Instead of the active (e.g. People say ...) use the passive (e.g. It is said that. . . & He is said to...) (Eastwood 2002; Oxford Practice Grammar) a. People say this: The quiz champion Claude Jennings has lost his memory. b. Everybody expects this: The soap opera ‘Round the Corner’ will end next year. c. Journalists suppose so: The footballer Wayne Johnson is earning $10 million a year. d. Lots of people believe this: The Prime Minister and his wife have separated. 3. Combine each pair of sentences. Begin as shown. 1.There's a rumour about the company. It is in difficulties. The company…. 2.People believed in the Emperor. To them he was a god. The Emperor… 3.Someone reported on the fighting. It had just begun. The fighting… 4.The figures will show us something about poverty. It is increasing. Poverty… 5.The official estimate is 200 people. They were killed by the pollution. 200 people.. 4. Complete the sentence introduced in italics so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence. 1 People have known Willie stay up working in his office all night. Willie... 2 They say Willie's father was a chronic work addict too. Willie's father... 3 Unfortunately we can't find his secretary anywhere. Unfortunately his secretary is... 4 They say they saw her last in the Red Lion Hotel. She... 5 They know for certain she was at the meeting. She... 6 They found she was a very conscientious worker. She... Passive voice 3: Infinitives czerniakto@gmail.com 7 Last night they stopped Ken on the motorway and made him show his license. Last night Ken... 8 It appears they didn't detain him. He... 9 They say that both Helen and Sheila were with him at the time.Both... 10 Some people think he's a dangerous driver. He... 11 They believe he has had his license endorsed twice. He... 12 Many people consider that Willie's father was one of the best artists of his generation. Willie's father... 13 It seems that most of the art critics ignored him. He... 14 People said that he'd insulted the critics in some way or other. He... 15 Can one trust such people? Are... 16 They presumed the man was waiting for them outside. The man... 17 They couldn't see him anywhere. He was... 18 They should have made him pay the extra cost himself. He... 19 One isn't meant to use that kind of paint on walls. That... 20 One can seldom find real craftsmen nowadays. Real craftsmen are... 5. Rewrite the following sentences using the passive form so the meaning remains the same. 1. Everybody knows that Mr Hubbard has been offered bribes on many occasions. Mr Hubbard… 2. They shouldn't have revealed the information before the official publication. The information… 3. It seems that the tanker was hit by a torpedo. The tanker… 4. We will offer Simon a higher salary. Simon… 5. They would like me to cover the cost of the operation. They… 6. I am anxious that you should settle the matter as soon as possible. I am anxious… 7. They consider you to be their best adversary. You… 8. Somebody may have discovered that the invoices were not signed by you. It… 9. I'm sure it was Ronald who left the computer on. The computer must…. 10. Where the ancient treasure was buried is still unknown. The ancient treasure……………..........…………..yet. 11. I don't believe a UFO abducted you. You can't… 12. Who has recovered the missing files? Who….. 13. They claimed they had finally found the wreck of the ship. The wreck of the ship… 14. Everybody believes that an unknown artist painted the portrait. The portrait… 15. They told me that I should keep guard the whole night. I …. 6. Turn the following active constructions into passive, using itas subject wherever necessary: 1.A guide pointed out the Pyramids to us. 2.They arranged the party on Saturday. 3.They discovered him at home two hours later. 4.They said there had been a boy who broke this rule of the school once. 5.Someone proposed my father's health. 6.At lunch somebody mentioned to me that the Johnsons had come from abroad. 7.Everyone knew that her father had gone to a place some distance away on an important business. 8.Somebody reported the accident to the police. 9.They announced on the radio that the peace treaty between the two countries had been signed. 10.Somebody discovered that he had left for Europe two days before. 11.Someone pointed out to us that the camp was deserted. 12.They expected that the Minister would interview him. 7. Write a past simple passive sentence beginning with There....If no passive sentence with There...is possible, write a sentence with It... that.... 1 30,000 people at the concert / report 2 half a million refugees in the camps / estimate 3 gas was poisonous / assume 4 the President would make a statement later / expect 5 fault in the equipment / show 6 Beijing was not yet ready to hold the Olympic Games / feel 7 over 100 winners in the competition / say Practical English – Grammar Tomasz Czerniak, MA. The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Summer Term 2015 8 she had resigned from the government / understand 9 connection between the disease and eating fish / show
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