Unit 45.

It is said that he is said to He is supposed to

A. Study this example situation
Henry is very old. Nobody knows exatly how old he is! but
It is said to be "#$ years old
%oth the se sentenes mean& 'eople say that he is "#$ years old
(ou an use these strutures with o) other verbs! espeially&
Alle*ed believed onsidered known reported thou*ht
understood
+ompare the two strutures&
+athy works very hard
It is said that she works ", hours a day or she is said to work ", hours a day
-he polie are lookin* )or a missin* boy
It is believed that the boy is wearin* a white pullover and blue .eans or
-he boy is believed to be wearin* a white pullover and blue .eans
-he stike started three weaks a*o
It is expeted that it will end soon or the strike is expeted to end soon
A )riend o) mine has been arrested
It is alle*ed that he hit a polieman or He is alle*ed to have hit a polieman
-he two houses belon* to the same )amily
It is said that there is a seret tunnel between them or -here is said to be a seret
tunnel between them
-hese strutures are o)ten used in news reports. /or example! in a report about an
aident&
It is reported that two people were in.ured in the explosion or
-wo people are reported to have been in.ured in the explosion
%.
0%e1 supposed to
Sometimes 0it is1 supposed to 2 0it is1 said to &
I want to see that )ilm. It3s supposed to be *ood. 02 it is said to be *ood1
4ark is supposed to have hit a polieman! but I don3t believe it
%ut sometimes supposed to has a di))erent meanin*. 5e use supposed to say what is
intended! arran*ed or expeted. 6)ten this is di))erent )rom the real situation&
-he plan is supposed to be a seret! but everybody seems to know about it
02 the plan is intended to be a seret1
5hat are you doin* at work7 (ou3re supposed to be on holiday
02 you arran*ed to be on holiday1
6ur *uests were supposed to ome at 8.9#! but they were late
:ane was supposed to phone me last ni*ht! but she didn3t
I3d better hurry. I3m supposed to be meetin* +hris in ten minutes
(ou3re not supposed to do somethin* 2 it is not allowed or advisable
(ou3re not supposed to park your ar here. It3s private parkin* only
:e)) is muh better a)ter his illness! but he3s still not supposed to do any heavy
work
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45." 5rite these sentenes in another way! be*innin* as shown. Use the underlined
word eah time.
". It is expeted that the stike will end soon. -he strike is expeted to end soon
>. It is expeted that the weather will be *ood tomorrow.
-he weather is expeted to be *ood tomorrow
9. It is believed that the thieves *ot in throu*h a window in the roo)
-he thieves are believed to have *ot in throu*h a window in the roo)
4. It is reported that many people are homeless a)ter the )loods
4any people are reported to be homeless a)ter the )loods
5. It is throu*h that the prisoner esaped by limbin* over a wall
-he prisoner is throu*h to have to esaped by limbin* over a wall
,. It is alle*ed that the man was drivin* at "## miles an hour
-he man is alle*ed to have been drivin* at ""# miles an hour
8. It is reported that the buildin* has been badly dama*ed by the )ire
-he buildin* is reported to have been badly dama*ed by the )ire
$. a. It is said that the ompany is losin* a lot o) money
-he ompany is said to be losin* a lot o) money
b. It is believed that ompany lost a lot o) money last year
-he ompany is believed to have lost a lot o) money last year
. It is expeted that the ompany will make a loss this year
-he ompany is expeted to make a loss this year