It is ___ that the plan will succeed.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: believed
Completed sentence: It is believed that the plan will succeed. Reporting passives distance the writer from a claim: It is said that... or subject + is said to.... A perfect infinitive places the reported event earlier: is believed to have left. The reporting tense and the infinitive's time relationship are separate choices.
She is said ___ live abroad.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: to
Completed sentence: She is said to live abroad. Reporting passives distance the writer from a claim: It is said that... or subject + is said to.... A perfect infinitive places the reported event earlier: is believed to have left. The reporting tense and the infinitive's time relationship are separate choices.
He is thought to have ___ yesterday.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: left
Completed sentence: He is thought to have left yesterday. Reporting passives distance the writer from a claim: It is said that... or subject + is said to.... A perfect infinitive places the reported event earlier: is believed to have left. The reporting tense and the infinitive's time relationship are separate choices.
The painting ___ believed to be genuine.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: is
Completed sentence: The painting is believed to be genuine. Reporting passives distance the writer from a claim: It is said that... or subject + is said to.... A perfect infinitive places the reported event earlier: is believed to have left. The reporting tense and the infinitive's time relationship are separate choices.
Choose the correct reporting passive.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: They are expected to arrive soon.
Correct choice: They are expected to arrive soon. Reporting passives distance the writer from a claim: It is said that... or subject + is said to.... A perfect infinitive places the reported event earlier: is believed to have left. The reporting tense and the infinitive's time relationship are separate choices.
