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Impersonal Passives

The document discusses how to form the passive voice with impersonal pronouns like "it" and "he" in noun clauses. Main points: 1) Active sentences with people as the subject can become passive by using "it" or the subject as the subject followed by "to be" plus the main verb. 2) Tenses must be changed appropriately in the passive depending on the tense used in the active sentence, such as using "was" for past tense. 3) When the tense is different between the main and noun clauses, the past participle is used in the passive form, like "to have been."

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Impersonal Passives

The document discusses how to form the passive voice with impersonal pronouns like "it" and "he" in noun clauses. Main points: 1) Active sentences with people as the subject can become passive by using "it" or the subject as the subject followed by "to be" plus the main verb. 2) Tenses must be changed appropriately in the passive depending on the tense used in the active sentence, such as using "was" for past tense. 3) When the tense is different between the main and noun clauses, the past participle is used in the passive form, like "to have been."

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IMPERSONAL PRONOUNS

IN THE PASSIVE
IT’S SAİD THAT …/HE IS
SAID TO ETC…

 Main clause+ noun clause sentences can be turn into


passive form in two ways:
 Active: People say that he lives abroad now.
 Passive 1: It is said that he lives abroad now.
 Passive 2: He is said to live abroad now.
 Active: People believe that he is the murderer of his wife.
 Passive1 : It is believed that he is the murderer of his wife.
 Passive2: He is believed to be the murderer of his wife.
DIFFERENCES IN TENSES:

 A. Present “be” (am,is,are)


 They say that the man upstairs is a thief.
 It is said that the man upstairs is a thief.
 The man upstairs is said to be a thief.
 B. Simple Present:
 We understand that he dislikes children.
 It is understood that he dislikes children.
 He is understood to dislike children.
 C. Past “be” (was,were)

 They say that he was very rich in the past.

 It is said that he was very rich in the past.

 He is said to have been very rich……..

 D. Simple Past

 People claim that he left the country two months ago.

 It is claimed that he left the country…….

 He is claimed to have left the ………….


E. Present Perfect
People think that he has deserted his family.
It is thought that he has deserted his family.
He is thought to have deserted his family.
F. Present Progressive
We think that he is waiting there now.
It is thought that he is waiting there now.
He is thought to be waiting there now.
G. Past progressive
People say that he was working very hard.
It is said that he was working very hard.
He is said to have been working very hard.
H. Future tense (will or going to )
People expect that the rate of exchange will/ is going
to go down soon.
It is expected that the rate of exchange will/is going
to go down soon.
The rate of exchange is expected to go/to be going
down soon.
I. Present Passive (am,is,are done)
They say that a lot of electrical appliances are stolen
every day.
It is said that a lot of eclectrical appliances are stolen .
A lot of electrical appliances are said to be stolen.
 J. Past Passive (was,were done)

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

 It is reported that two people were killed in the explosion.

 Two people are reported to have been killed in the explosion.


I F T H E V E R B I S I N PA S T F O R M
I N T H E M A I N C L AU S E , W E
S H O U L D U S E WA S , W E R E I N
T H E PA S S I V E PA RT.

 People believed that he had committed the crime.

 It was believed that he had committed the crime.

 He was believed to have committed the crime.


IF BOTH ACTIONS (IN MAIN
CLAUSE & NOUN CLAUSE ) ARE IN
THE SAME TENSE OR NOT;

 They believed that she knew the truth.


 She was believed to know the truth (the same tense)

 They believed that she had acted deliberately.


 She was believed to have acted deliberately. (the tenses are different)

 They reported that the two sides had been fighting for two months.
 The two sides were reported to have been fighting for two months. (the
tenses are different)

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