Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1The painting is believed ............... during the war.
Wrong!
"To have been stolen" is correct because the stealing happened before the present belief.
2It ............... that the meeting will start at noon.
Wrong!
"Is expected" is correct because it forms the impersonal passive structure with "that".
3The results ............... to be reliable.
Wrong!
"Are thought" is correct because the plural subject "results" needs a plural passive verb.
4The suspect was reported ............... before police arrived.
Wrong!
"To have left" is correct because the leaving happened before the report.
5It has ............... that several changes are necessary.
Wrong!
"Been suggested" is correct because it completes the present perfect impersonal passive form.
6She is known to ............... in Paris before moving to Rome.
Wrong!
"Have worked" is correct because the work happened before the present knowledge.
7It was ............... that the documents were forged.
Wrong!
"Alleged" is correct because it completes the past passive reporting structure.
8The new policy is considered ............... by most experts.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"To be effective" and "effective" are correct because both can follow "is considered" in this passive structure.
9The officials were said ............... the risks before the accident.
Wrong!
"To have underestimated" is correct because the underestimation happened before the report about the officials.
10It is ............... that the road will remain closed overnight.
Wrong!
"Understood" is correct because it completes the impersonal passive form "It is understood that".
11The cause of the delay is presumed ............... a technical fault.
Wrong!
"To be" is correct because it follows "is presumed" in this passive reporting structure.
12This treatment has been shown ............... symptoms in many patients.
Wrong!
"To reduce" is correct because it follows "has been shown" in this passive reporting structure.
Exercise complete
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- The painting is believed to have been stolen during the war.
- It is expected that the meeting will start at noon.
- The results are thought to be reliable.
- The suspect was reported to have left before police arrived.
- It has been suggested that several changes are necessary.
- She is known to have worked in Paris before moving to Rome.
- It was alleged that the documents were forged.
- The new policy is considered to be effective / effective by most experts.
- The officials were said to have underestimated the risks before the accident.
- It is understood that the road will remain closed overnight.
- The cause of the delay is presumed to be a technical fault.
- This treatment has been shown to reduce symptoms in many patients.