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Using the passive

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People think that the new prime minister is a good speaker. The new prime minister .....

The prime minister is thought to be a good speaker

They believed that the horse was a present. The horse...

The horse was believed to have been a present

People think that 1,600 giant pandas are living in the wild. 1,600 giant pandas...

1,600 giant pandas are thought to be living in the wild

They think that he will be attending the meeting. He...

He is thought to be attending the meeting

They think that the boys didn’t arrive on time. It....

It is thought that the boys didn’t arrive on time

Their parents thought that the teenagers were dancing at the disco. The teenagers...

The teenagers were thought to have been dancing at the disco

They knew that Mr. Brown was stealing iron from the factory. Mr Brown...

Mr Brown was known to have been stealing money from the factory

Journalists expect that the president will give a speech at 2pm. The president...

The president is expected to give a speech at 2pm

Scientists believe that the big bang happened 13.7 billion years ago. The big bang...

The big bang is believed to have happened 13.7 billion years ago

Forecasters have predicted that the weekend will be very cold. The weekend...

The weekend has been predicted to be very cold

It’s claimed that he left the country two months ago. He...

He is claimed to have left the country two months ago

We think he is waiting there now. He...

He is thought to be waiting there now.

People say he was working very hard. He...

He is said to have been working very hard.

They report that two people were killed in the explosion Two people...

Two people are reported to have been killed in the explosion