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Passive report structures

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  • I: Unfortunately, yes. A few hours ago, the manager of the shop _____ thought _____ in a critical condition, but ...
    was thought to be
  • The climbers ____________ to be halfway up the mountain. (believe)
    are believed
  • The last mammoths ____________ to have lived on an island near Siberia. (know)
    are known
  • The last dodo on Earth ____________ to have died in 1662. (say)
    is said
  • I: ... but an examination has been done and now he _____ known _____ only minor concussion.
    is known to have suffered
  • The space probe ____________ to arrive on Mars in six years' time. (expect)
    is expected
  • I: No. It appears there were two accomplices in the crime - they _____ thought _____ Atkinson's brother and brother-in-law.
    are thought to be
  • I: We do. The principal suspect is George Atkinson, a man who _____ said _____ connections with criminals in the east end of the city.
    is said to have
  • Roald Amundsen ____________ to have been the first man to reach the South Pole. (know)
    is known
  • The jug in the museum ____________ to be more than a thousand years old. (think)
    is thought
  • I: ... They are all dangerous men who _____ known _____ guns in the past.
    are known to have used