Share C1 Advanced passive reporting verbs Unit 11
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They thought the antique chair was worth thousands of pounds but it wasn´t. = The antique _________________________ thousands of pounds but it wasn´t.
chair was thought to be worth
Experts have to authenticate works of art before they go on sale. = Works of art ______________________ before they go on sale.
have to be authenticated
I´m not keen on people I don´t know selling things to me. = I´m not keen on ________________________.
being sold things by people I don´t know / things being sold to me by people I don´t know
The museum will display the new exhibits in a specially designed area. = The new exhibits _________________in a specially designed area.
will be displayed
He´ll have finished the sales catalogue by the end of the day. = The ____________________ by the end of the day.
new sales catalogue will be finished / will have been finished
They have reduced the price of the entrance tickets for familes. = The ___________________ for families.
price of the entrance tickets has been reduced
She wants people to take her seriously as an artist. She __________ as an artist. BE
wants to be taken seriously
If people think a painting was done by a famous artist, it will be worth a lot. = If a painting _____ by a famous artist, it will be worth a lot. HAVE
is thought to have been done/painted
The high valuation really took the art collector by surprise. = The art collector _____ the high valuation. ABACK
was taken aback by
People think the artist made a fortune through his abstract work. = The artist ______ a fortune through his abstract work. THOUGHT
is thought to have made
The manager of the gallery believed he was showing a genuine masterpeice. = The manager of the gallery believed that _________ was a genuine masterpiece. SHOWN
what was being shown
Young artists often copy famous paintings for practice. = Famous paintings ___________ young artists for practice ARE
are often copied by
