Lesson · B2 · Grammar
Advanced Passive
Use impersonal passive reporting structures, passive infinitives and the causative 'have something done'.
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Estimated time
25 min
Difficulty
Challenge
Status
Locked
What you'll be able to do
The lesson goals and lesson content are written in English — that is what you will learn.
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Use impersonal passive reporting structures, passive infinitives and the causative 'have something done'.
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Academic writing, news reporting and formal communication where the source is unknown or unimportant.
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Impersonal report — It is said / believed / thought that + clause · Subject + is said + to + infinitive
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Causative / passive infinitive — have + object + past participle · to be + past participle