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C22, UNIT 4, LESSON B

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    Reporting clauses in the passive
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  • People estimate that 50 percent of the population believes in ghosts.
    it is estimated that 50 percent of the population believes in ghosts.
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  • Some sources say that the idea of horseshoes being lucky dates back to the ancient Greeks.
    It is said that the idea of horseshoes being lucky dates back to the ancient Greeks.
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  • Many claim that some people can communicate with plants.
    It is claimed that some people can communicate with plants.
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  • People once thought that the sun moved around the earth.
    It was once thought that the sun moved around the earth.
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  • some sources have reported that practical jokes on April 1 are becoming less common.
    It has been reported that practical jokes on April 1 are becoming less common.
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  • Experts argue that people create Internet fake news for a lot of reasons.
    It is argued that people create Internet fake news for a lot of reasons.
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  • Sociologists think that people developed the first superstitions to try to explain things they didn't understand.
    It is thought that people developed the first superstitions to try to explain things they didn't understand.
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  • People too easily assume that just because something is in the newspapers, it's true.
    It is too easily assumed that just because something is in the newspapers, it's true.
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  • Researchers estimated that more than two billion people use the internet.
    It was estimated that more than two billion people use the internet.
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  • Doctors report that fingernails grow faster on the hand that you use the most.
    It is reported that fingernails grow faster on the hand that you use the most.
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  • Scientists say that the oldest living tree on earth is nearly 5,000 years old.
    It is said that the oldest living tree on earth is nearly 5,000 years old.
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  • The teacher explains that items like plastic cups and bags take between 500 and 1,000 years to break down.
    It is explained that items like plastic cups and bags take between 500 and 1,000 years to break down.
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  • Some people claim that about 100 hairs fall from a person's head each day.
    It is claimed that about 100 hairs fall from a person's head each day.
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