Laboratory Work Report

Reported passives are used to express opinion in
a formal style.
Two special forms:

It is said that learners.......
Learners are said to ...
They can be used with number of reporting verbs.
Say, believe, think, claim, estimate, insist, etc
Argue, suggest, calculate, etc. are usually used
only with the second form.

5 Rewrite these sentences in the passive starting with the words given.

1. People say that learning English is important
nowadays.
It is said that learning English is important
nowadays____________________________ .
2. People generally think that life won’t be so
meaningful without science.
I t__________________________________ .
3. It is generally said that computer addiction is
harmful.
Computer addiction____________________ .
4. Teachers have suggested that learners should get
used to work independently.
I t _____________________________________ ,
5. They say Beruniy used to know 20 languages.
I t______________________________________ .
6. It is said that successful people are extremely
curious.
Successful people__________________________.
7. People think that problems are caused by being
indifferent.
Problems_________________________________ .

Eminent pioneer scientists like Antoine Lavoisier,