PASSIVE VOICE – INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTION

1. They say that the film is very good.

It ___________________________________________________________________________
The film _____________________________________________________________________
2. People say that he speaks 12 languages.
It ___________________________________________________________________________
He __________________________________________________________________________
3.Everyone thought that the government had shown no regards for public opinion.
It ___________________________________________________________________________
The government _______________________________________________________________
4. Everybody knows that machines are controlled by computers.
It ___________________________________________________________________________
Machines ____________________________________________________________________
5.They think that football players are better paid than doctors.
It ___________________________________________________________________________
Football players _______________________________________________________________
6. They expect that the cost of living is going up.
It ___________________________________________________________________________
The cost of living_______________________________________________________________
7. They proved that Marconi invented the radio.
It ___________________________________________________________________________
Marconi _____________________________________________________________________
8. Everybody knows that Agatha Christie wrote detective stories.
It ___________________________________________________________________________
Agatha Christie ________________________________________________________________
9. They agree that the Egyptians have built the pyramids.
It ___________________________________________________________________________
The Egyptians _________________________________________________________________
10. They reported that drunken drivers had caused terrible road accidents.
It ___________________________________________________________________________
Drunken drivers _______________________________________________________________
11. It is thought that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall.
The prisoner _________________________________________________________________
12. It is said that many people are homeless because of the flood.
Many people _________________________________________________________________
13. It is known that the governor is in favour of the new law.
The governor ________________________________________________________________
14. It is expected that the President will lose the election.
The president ________________________________________________________________
15. It is believed that the thieves got in through the kitchen window.
The thieves __________________________________________________________________
16. It is alleged that she drove through the town at 90 miles an hour.
She ________________________________________________________________________
17. It is reported that two people were seriously injured in the accident.
Two people _________________________________________________________________
18. It is said that three men were arrested after the explosion.
Three men __________________________________________________________________

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