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Hotmale Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Passive structure

Could you, please, tell me whether I changed the sentence correctly?

The original sentence:

"People assume that he will be the new manager."

My transformation:

"He is assumed to be the new manager."

Thank you
  

Top answer

Hotmale tell me whether I changed the sentence correctly ... " ... " Closer: People assume that he is the new manager.

— CalifJim

  • Hotmale tell me whether I changed the sentence correctly ...
  • " ...
  • " Closer: People assume that he is the new manager.
  • He is assumed to be the new manager.
  • _______ If you really want to get that "will" (future) idea in there, you'll need something like this: It is assumed that he will be the new manager.
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Hotmaletell me whether I changed the sentence correctly ... "People assume that he will be the new manager." ... "He is assumed to be the new manager."
Closer:

People assume that he is the new manager.
He is assumed to be the new manager.
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If you really want to get that "will" (future) idea in there, you'll need s
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Thank you, Calif Jim. I'm afraid I have to stick to the future tense, moreover, my second sentence should start with "He".

I followed your advise and rephraced the sentence. Is it all right now?

"He is assumed that he is to be the new manager."
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HotmaleIs it all right now?"He is assumed that he is to be the new manager."
No. You can't use that combination. I don't see any way of making the transformation if you have to use "He" as the first word. You'll have to stick with "He is assumed to be the new manager", and let the word "new" imply the future.

CJ
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I see. I will stick with the sentence I wrote. Thank you for your explanations Emotion: smile
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