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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Reported speech.

Are these sentences said in reported (indirect speech)?

1. It is said that she is 90 years old.

2. She is said to be 90 years old.

Can one say that both of them in the passive indirect speech?
  

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They both are. You can often say the same thing, using different word formation, just like in your example.

  • They both are.
  • You can often say the same thing, using different word formation, just like in your example.
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They both are. You can often say the same thing, using different word formation, just like in your example.

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