taken to be

It is generally believed that humans are descended from ape-like creatures.

Yours is okay but sounds less well to my ears than mine.

User_garyGenerally, human beings are taken to be descended from monkeys.

Is this sentence correct?

Please help me.

what do u mean by descended from monkeys?

i think you shoud use the word "took "instead taken if you want to use taken the sentence should write in this way

human beings have taken ........

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Thank you friends.

Let see this example from the dictionary :
These creatures are generally taken to be descended from primitive fishes.

Now what do you all think of my sentence? Is this correct?

Let's not address facts. (As I understand it, humans and modern-day monkeys are believed to be descended from a common ancestor, but that's besides the point.)

"are taken to be" means "believed as a fact to be."

When I saw him, I took him to be her father. I was so embarrassed to find out he was her boyfriend!

Your sentence was fine -- grammatically.

oh ,sorry

Don't take it to heart. i admit i made a mistake. obviously, your sentence was fine and i am not good at englsih. i learned some knowledges from it. thank you.