Why do we use Impersonal structures?, because we want to distance ourselves from the information and in this way to make the sentence sound more objective, to sound professional, Which tone do impersonal structures create?, Casual and friendly, Emotional and persuasive, Formal, distanced, and authoritative., Why do we use the "Subject + Passive + To-Infinitive" (e.g., He is thought to be...)?, To avoid using the word "It.", to put the most important person or topic at the beginning of the sentence (since this is the thing everyone is most interested in)., Is there a difference in meaning between the two reporting structures (ex: It is known that he likes to..; He is known to like..), Yes, No, Choose the correct example of impersonal structure:, Fiber is reported to make digestion better. / It is reported that fiber makes digestion better., Fiber is reported to make digestion better. /It reports that fiber makes digestion better./, Fiber is reported to make digestion better. /It is reported fiber to make digestion better., Which two sentences could be used for conveying the idea of this sentence - Scientists found water on Mars., Scientists are believed to find water on Mars., Scientists are believed to have found water on Mars., It is believed that scientists to have found water on Mars., It is believed that scientists found water on Mars., Choose the examples of sentences where the action happened BEFORE the reporting verb., He is said to have been a spy in the 90s., He is said to be a spy., The company is claimed to have lost millions last year., The company is claimed to lose millions every year., If the action happened BEFORE the reporting verb then to show it we should use:, perfect infinitive/continuous (to have +V3/ed; to have been +Ving), simple infinitive/continuous (to V; to be Ving), If the action happens AT THE SAME TIME OR AFTER the reporting verb then we use:, simple infinitive/continuous, perfect infinitive/continuous.

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