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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Passive

Hi,

Can the passive sentence He is said to be a good teacher have a counterpart in the active construction?

Thank you.
  

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There is no agent in the passive sentence. Your only option is to say something like: People say that he is a good teacher. CB

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  • There is no agent in the passive sentence.
  • Your only option is to say something like: People say that he is a good teacher.
  • CB
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There is no agent in the passive sentence. Your only option is to say something like: People say that he is a good teacher.

CB
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Thank you, CB, for your useful reply.
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