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Passive Reporting Verbs

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    Passive Reporting Verbs
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  • Correct the mistake: Japanese is estimated to speak by more than 120 million native speakers.
    Japanese is estimated to be spoken by more than 120 million native speakers.
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  • Correct the mistake: Vikings knew to have visited North America hundreds of years before Columbus.
    Vikings are known to have visited North America hundreds of years before Columbus.
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  • Correct the mistake: The new building is expected to be cost $20 million.
    The new building is expected be cost $20 million.
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  • Correct the mistake: The students are believed to be climbing on to the roof of the building last night.
    The students are believed to have climbed on to the roof of the building last night.
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  • Correct the mistake: The treasure is assumed by experts in the 1950s to have been lost at sea.
    The treasure was assumed by experts in the 1950s to have been lost at sea.
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  • Correct the mistake: 20, 000 people are expected to be attended at tomorrow night's concert.
    20, 000 people are expected to attend at tomorrow night's concert.
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  • It is known that the company ____ (consider) creating 20 new jobs.
    It is known that the company is considering creating 20 new jobs.
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  • It _____ (decide) in 1954 that the club would open to women as well as men.
    It was decided in 1954 that the club would open to women as well as men
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  • It wasn't widely known in the 1980s that the internet ____ (already/be) developed.
    It wasn't widely known in the 1980s that the internet was already being developed
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  • It ____ that the new shopping centre will attract business from all over the region. (expect)
    It is expected that the new shopping centre will attract business from all over the region.
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  • It isn't thought that many people ______ the band's first few performances.
    attended
    have attended
    might attend
    would attend
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  • It ______ that there are 3,000 protestors in the street at this time. (estimate)
    It is estimated that there are 3,000 protestors in the street at this time.
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  • known/ it/ is/ danger/ climb/ of/ the feeling/ for/ that/ some people
    It is known that some people climb for the feeling of danger.
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  • has/ reported/ it/ bad weather/ that/ cancelled/ caused/ the climb/ been/ to be
    It has been reported that bad weather caused the climb to be cancelled.
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  • revealed/ several days/ was/ the/ two climbers/ had/ that/ been/ it/ missing/ for
    It was revealed that the two climbers had been missing for several days.
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  • believed/ it/ first/ at/ that/ climbing/ would/ become/ wasn't/ so popular
    It wasn't believed at first that climbing would become so popular.
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