Cover of the textbook Performer B2 - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 7 - Grammar 2 for the textbook Performer B2 - Student's Book with authors Marina Spiazzi, Marina Tavella, Margaret Layton from Zanichelli

Question

Read the sentences below. What do they express? Are you given the source of information?

Answer

  1. This sentence presents the belief as a general consensus or commonly held opinion. The source of information or who holds this belief is not specified.
  2. This sentence also conveys the belief that science is difficult, but it emphasizes the passive construction "is believed," indicating that someone holds this belief, though the specific source or individuals are not mentioned.