Exercises Pdf - Personal Impersonal Passive

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Personal verbs: have a grammatical subject (I, she, they) performing/experiencing the action.
Impersonal constructions: no specific personal subject (e.g., It rains; There is/are; passive with by-agent omitted).
Passive voice: the object of an active sentence becomes the subject; agent can be included or omitted.

Experts expect that prices will rise next year.

Say, believe, think, report, know, claim, understand, consider, expect. 2. What is the Personal Passive?

People say that he works 16 hours a day.
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Part B: Rewrite the sentences using the Personal Passive (Subject + to...) People believe that she is the best candidate for the job. They report that the thieves stole over $1 million. Scientists consider the discovery to be a breakthrough. Everyone knows that he lives in a secret location. Part C: Mixed Transformation Active: People say that English is easy to learn. Impersonal: __________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Answer Key Part A (Impersonal) Part B (Personal) It is said that the new law is unfair. She is believed to be Experts expect that prices will rise next year
1. People say that coffee is healthy.
2. They believe that the company will close.
3. Everyone knows that she speaks five languages.