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Answer — Exercise 5

1.2 - Famous firsts·New Total English Advanced - Students' Book

Întrebare

  1. Look at examples 1-6 in the Active grammar box and underline the passives.
  2. Read rules A-C in the Active grammar box and write true (T) or false (F).
  3. Why do you think passives are used in these sentences?

Răspuns

a)

  1. was widely believed
  2. 's said
  3. 's commonly assumed
  4. were discovered
  5. is said
  6. is often thought

b)

  1. T
  2. F
  3. T

c)

The passive is used in these examples to distance the speaker from the statements made. They are not the speaker's own opinion, and in some cases, it is not 100% certain that the information is correct.

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