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25-Oct-2004, 08:15
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 passive... They say that he is rich. ->It is said that he is rich. ->He is said to be rich. What's the difference between the first & the second passive sentence. Best regards... |
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25-Oct-2004, 09:11
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| ->It is said that he is rich. ->He is said to be rich. As you said, they are both sentences in a passive structure. Sometimes people use a passive to report what they say or think, particularly if they don't want to mention the agent or the souce. I would use a passive form when gossiping things. 8) Both are quite similar in meaning. |
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