It is said/believed - active and passive voice
Hello!
I've got a few sentences that I'm not sure if they are correct. Especially the 2'nd case, I think there should be backshift applied - [Everybody believed that Marry had been a doctor.]
Could somebody please check them and correct them if necessary?
Thank you in advance!
1. Active. Everybody believes that Mary is a doctor.
Passiv. It is believed that Mary is a doctor. / Marry is believed to be a doctor.
2. Active. Everybody believed that Marry was(?) a doctor.
Passiv. It was believed that marry was/had been(?) a doctor. / Marry was believed to be a doctor.
3. Active. Everybody believes that Marry was a doctor.
Passiv. It is believed that Marry was a doctor. / Marry is believed to have been a doctor.
4. Active. Everybody believed that Marry had been a doctor.
Passiv. It was believed that Marry had been a doctor. / Marry was believed to have been a doctor.
Top answer
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- Everybody believes that Mary is a doctor.
- Passiv .
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park cobra 476...1. Active. Everybody believes that Mary is a doctor.
Passiv. It is believed that Mary is a doctor. / Mary is believed to be a doctor.
2. Active. Everybody believed that Mary was a docto
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