Passive voice
People said that there was a monster in the lake.
(Begin with: There....)
My answer
- There was said to be a monster in the lake.
Is it possible to say : There was said to have been a monster in the lake?
Top answer
Omar Ahmed People said that there was a monster in the lake. ) My answer - There was said to be a monster in the lake. Is it possible to say : There was said to have been a monster in the lake?
- Omar Ahmed People said that there was a monster in the lake.
- ) My answer - There was said to be a monster in the lake.
- Is it possible to say : There was said to have been a monster in the lake?
- I'd say it like this: There were people who said that a monster was in the lake or There were people who have said that a monster was in the lake.
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Omar AhmedPeople said that there was a monster in the lake.
(Begin with: There....)My answer
- There was said to be a monster in the lake.
Is it possible to say : There was said to have been a monster in the lake?
I'd say it like this: There were people who said that a monster was in the lake or There
0Both of these answers are OK, but with different meanings.
There was said to be a monster in the lake .Sounds like it was still in the lake at the time of speaking.
There was said to have been a monster in the lake. Sounds like it was no longer in the lake at the time of speaking.
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