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The Passive Structure is used when we want to talk about an action, but are not interested in saying who or what does / did it.
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Personal / Impersonal PassivePassive Structures are often used in news
reports.They are used to express thoughts, beliefs,
considerations, expectations, suppositions.What we want to express is made clear by the
verbs we use: said, thought, believed, considered, reported, understood, expected, alleged, supposed, known.
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How to form the Impersonal / Personal PassiveLook at the sentences:People say that Harlem is a must-see
destination.It is said that Harlem is a must-see
destination.Harlem is said to be a must-see destination.
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Impersonal / Personal PassiveThe police alleged that he stole the car.It was alleged that he stole the car.He was alleged to have stolen the car.People said that he sold drugs.It was said that he sold drugs.He was said to have sold drugs.
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Impersonal / Personal Passive ExercisesPeople say that the Japanese work harder
than anybody else.People think that Chinatown is a lively
neighbourhood.People consider that the British are very
polite.Some thought that he took advantage of his
political situation.
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Impersonal / Personal Passive KeyIt is said that the Japanese work harder than anybody
else.The Japanese are said to work harder than anybody
else.It is thought that Chinatown is a lively neighbourhood.Chinatown is thought to be a lively neighbourhood.It is considered that the British are very polite.The British are considered to be very polite.It was thought that he took advantage of his political
situation.He was thought to have taken advantage of his
political situation.