Relationships Advanced Passive is said to is believed to have C1 - Exercise Worksheet

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GrammarRelationships · Advanced Passive: is said to / is believed to have

Advanced Passive: is said to / is believed to have

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

Cobain is said to have been deeply ambivalent about his own fame. Love is reported to have been the more strategically driven of the two. The power imbalance between them is now widely acknowledged to have shifted constantly.

Grammar Reference · Advanced Passive: is said to / is believed to have

is said to (present)

Used to report general belief without naming a source. He is said to be brilliant under pressure. Impersonal and neutral in register.

is believed to have

Refers to a completed past action using perfect infinitive. She is believed to have left the industry in 2001. Common in journalism.

it is claimed /

Whole clause version — subject is it, not the person. It is alleged that the contract was never signed. Formal written register.

Common error

Never use that directly after a personal subject. She is said that she trained hard. ✗ → She is said to have trained hard. ✓

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Advanced Passive: is said to / is believed to have

1.People say that she (write) the lyrics in a single night.

2.Critics believe that the band (record) three unreleased albums.

3. that he considered leaving music entirely in 1993.

4.The manager (pressure) the singer to change her stage name.

5.Sources allege that the final tour (cancel) due to internal conflict.

6.She (be) one of the most influential figures of the decade.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.Everyone says that he refused to give interviews.

2.People believe that the album changed the direction of the genre.

3.Sources report that she turned down three major record deals.

4.Journalists claim that the final recording session lasted four days.

5.Fans allege that the band broke up over a contract dispute.

6.Critics say that her vocal style influenced a whole generation of singers.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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