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Passive voice · CEFR C1 · Fluent
The way news and reports attribute a claim to nobody in particular. Both shapes say the same thing.
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He is said to be the best.
It is said / believed / thought that… · He is said to…
Question 1 of 1
Choose an answer, then check why it fits.
This is a check of this example, not an English level assessment.
Example 1 of 1
He is said to be the best.
Both are possible, but with the person as subject the pattern is "is said to be".
The shape
It is said / believed / thought that… · He is said to…
Report what people say without naming a source.
In Hindi
समाचार और रिपोर्ट इसी तरह किसी दावे को बिना स्रोत बताए पेश करते हैं।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
It is said he is the best. | He is said to be the best. Both are possible, but with the person as subject the pattern is "is said to be". |
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
It is said that… is a CEFR C1 structure — the fluent band — and it belongs to passive voice. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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