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Hanuman_2000 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Passive

Hello,

Pressure is said to be 1 Pascal if 1 Newton force is applied on an area of 1 m2.

I want to know the construction of

a) Something is said to be.....
Does it mean like (b)
b) Something is said equals to

Could any one here explain it?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

X is said to be... = People say that X is... Here, 'people' presumably means 'physicists'.

  • X is said to be...
  • = People say that X is...
  • Here, 'people' presumably means 'physicists'.
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X is said to be... = People say that X is...
Here, 'people' presumably means 'physicists'.

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