Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one. Some sentences have two correct answers. Choose both.
1After the audit, the finance director ............... to have approved the payments personally, despite denying it in interviews.
Wrong!
Use "was alleged" before a perfect infinitive to report an accusation about an earlier action.
2............... that the company will relocate its headquarters next year, though nothing has been confirmed.
Wrong!
Use "It is said" to introduce a reported statement with a that-clause without naming the source.
3The missing painting ............... to have been found in a private collection in Zurich.
Wrong!
Use "is reported" before a perfect passive infinitive to report a completed event.
4Several witnesses ............... to have seen the suspect near the station, but none could identify him clearly.
Wrong!
Use "are believed" before a perfect infinitive to report what people think happened.
5The minister ............... to resign, although no official statement has been issued.
Wrong!
Use "is expected" before a to-infinitive to report a likely future action.
6The CEO ............... to be considering a merger, according to sources close to the board.
Wrong!
Use "is said" before a continuous infinitive to report an ongoing situation.
7The new policy ............... to have reduced waiting times, at least in the larger hospitals.
Wrong!
Use "is thought" before a perfect infinitive to report an assumed result.
8The suspect ............... to be armed, so officers approached with extreme caution.
Wrong!
Use "is believed" before a to-infinitive to report an assumption about a present state.
9The committee chair ............... to have leaked the draft report, but the evidence is circumstantial.
Wrong!
Use "is suspected" before a perfect infinitive to report suspicion about a past action.
10The actor ............... to be dating a co-star, though both insist they are just friends.
Wrong!
Use "is rumoured" before a continuous infinitive to report gossip about an ongoing situation.
11The pilot ............... to have made a last-minute course correction before the storm hit.
Wrong!
Use "is understood" before a perfect infinitive to report information believed to be true.
12The senator ............... to have accepted gifts from lobbyists, but she denies any wrongdoing.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "is claimed" and "is alleged" can report an accusation before a perfect infinitive.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- After the audit, the finance director was alleged to have approved the payments personally, despite denying it in interviews.
- It is said that the company will relocate its headquarters next year, though nothing has been confirmed.
- The missing painting is reported to have been found in a private collection in Zurich.
- Several witnesses are believed to have seen the suspect near the station, but none could identify him clearly.
- The minister is expected to resign, although no official statement has been issued.
- The CEO is said to be considering a merger, according to sources close to the board.
- The new policy is thought to have reduced waiting times, at least in the larger hospitals.
- The suspect is believed to be armed, so officers approached with extreme caution.
- The committee chair is suspected to have leaked the draft report, but the evidence is circumstantial.
- The actor is rumoured to be dating a co-star, though both insist they are just friends.
- The pilot is understood to have made a last-minute course correction before the storm hit.
- The senator is claimed / is alleged to have accepted gifts from lobbyists, but she denies any wrongdoing.