passive voice with reporting verbs
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Passive voice with reporting verbs
With verbs of reporting (agree, allege, announce, assure, believe, consider, decide, expect, explain, find, hope, know, report, say, suggest, suppose think, understand) we use a special passive structure.
Example;
People think the company is planning a new advertising campaign.
It is thought that the company is planning a new advertising campaign.
The company is thought to be planning a new advertising campaign.
OPCIÓN 1
People think (the company is planning a new advertising campaign).
It is thought that the company is planning a new advertising campaign.
OPCIÓN 2
People think the company is planning a new advertising campaign.
The company is thought to be planning a new advertising campaign
En voz pasiva: is thought Esta parte de la oración se queda exactamente igual.
Esto será el sujeto de la oración
En voz pasiva: is thought
En infinitivo: to be planning
Passive voice with two objects
OPCIÓN 1
Elizabeth bought me a present
I was bought a present by Elizabeth
OPCIÓN 2
Elizabeth bought a present to me A present was bought to me by Elizabeth
It becomes the subjectof the sentence
En pasiva was bought
It becomes the subjectof the sentence
En pasiva was bought
REMEMBER!!!! Los dos objetos pueden ser sujetos en la oración pasiva, pero lo normal es que el sujeto sea la persona, es decir, el Objeto Indirecto.