He was said by her to be a good doctor.
He was said by her to be a good doctor.
Is the sentence above grammatical? And if so, does it mean that she said: He is a good doctor?
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It depends on the context Yes, it is grammatically construed, but it may sound odd to ear of the english-natives -He was said to be a good doctor -She said that he was a good doctor
- It depends on the context Yes, it is grammatically construed, but it may sound odd to ear of the english-natives -He was said to be a good doctor -She said that he was a good doctor
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It depends on the context
Yes, it is grammatically construed, but it may sound odd to ear of the english-natives
-He was said to be a good doctor
-She said that he was a good doctor
0tkacka15He was said by her to be a good doctor.
This would never be said in real life, and looks and sounds like the response to the instruction 'Give the passive form of the following active sentence: She said he is a good doctor or 'He is a good doctor', she said.
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