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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Need help with "is believed to be"

Good evening, I was hoping to get some help with the following sentence:

"The president is believed to be in good health"

Does anyone know what kind of grammar this is or what tense it relates to?
What does the structure look like, is it subject+verb+infinitive?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

Sean
  

Top answer

Active voice: People believe the president to be in good health. [ president is the object of the verb ] Passive voice: The president is believed [ by the people ] to be in good health. [president becomes the subject ]

— Philip

  • Active voice: People believe the president to be in good health.
  • [ president is the object of the verb ] Passive voice: The president is believed [ by the people ] to be in good health.
  • [president becomes the subject ]
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Active voice: People believe the president to be in good health. [ president is the object of the verb ]
Passive voice: The president is believed [ by the people ] to be in good health. [president becomes the subject ]
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