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IMPERSONALREPORTSTRUCTURESImpersonalreportstructuresarecommonlyfoundinreportsandnewspaperswhenwewanttodistanceourselvesfrominformationwhichisnotnecessarilyouropinion.I.ReportingwithThePassive:1.it+passive+that-clausee.g.Itisbelievedthatanassassinationattemptwasmadeonthepresident.Otherverbsusedwiththisstructureare:accept,agree,allege,claim,consider,expect,feel,know,predict,say,suggest,think,understand.2.subject+passive+infinitivee.g.Knifecrimeissaidtobeontheincreaseinthewesternsuburbs.Otherverbsusedwiththisstructureare:believe,consider,find,know,think.3.there+passive+infinitivee.g.Thereisexpectedtobemoreunrestinthecitycentrefollowingthepresident'sdecision.Otherverbsusedwiththisstructureare:allege,believe,claim,estimate,find,rumour,say,think.II.Reportingwith'seem'and'appear'-'seem'and'appear'arenotusedinthepassive.-wecanuseathat-clauseafterItseems/Itappears.-wecanuseaninfinitivewithtoafterseem/appear.e.g.Itseemsthatnobodywitnessedthecrime.Peopleappeartobedissatisfiedwiththesupporttheyhavereceivedfromthegovernment.III.Exercise.1.Transformthefollowingsentencesusingoneofthemodelsshownabove.1)Theyclaimthatpeoplewhodrinkaglassofredwineadayhavelesschancesofgettingaheartattack.2)Channel6reportedthataplanecrashedthismorningneartheAndorrainternationalairport.3)Theyknowheisawellestablishedauthornowadays.4)Theysaythathewasagreatperson.5)Youcannotcrosstheborderwithoutthenecessarydocuments.Itiswritteninthelaw.6)TheysaidthatthousandsofpeoplediedinWorldWarIIthathaven’tevenbeenmentioned.7)Theyknowtoowellthattheyarenotsupposedtotrespasswithoutapproval.8)Itisobviousthatthisbuildingwasabandonedyearsago.9)PeoplegenerallybelievethatLincolnwasn’tjustassassinatedbyamereangeredcitizen.Itwasratheraconspiracyplan.10)Nostradamuspredictedthattheworldwouldendinyear2000,butitisobviousthatitdidn’t.11)Thecrewareexpectingfortheshiptofounderatanymoment.12)Itisevidentthatnooneknowshowlongitwillbeuntilthenextfullsuneclipsetakesplace.13)Upuntilcertainmajorscientificdiscoveriesweremade,peoplegenerallyacceptedthattheEarthwasflat.14)TheythinkthatMichaelisthesmartestintheclass,buttheyarewrong.15)Peoplefeelthattheprimeministerisonthepointofresigning.16)Thegovernmentexpectsthatwiththefoundingofthenewfactory,200newjobswillbecreated.17)Theyfoundoutthatthemantheyhadbeensuspectingwasn’tactuallythemurderer.18)ItlookslikemanypeopleprefertostayathomeforNewYear’sDay,ratherthancelebrateout.19)Theyallegethatcertainpeoplewon’tbewillingtotakepartinthesurvey.20)Thereisarumourthatmanypeoplewillbeinterestedtobuyournewproductline.