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Hello everyone! Did you know that students are believed to learn more when they watch a video?

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So here I am to tell you something new about the passive form what we've just studied.

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But wait a minute, what I've just said? Students are believed to learn more.

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Yes, this is a passive form with reporting verbs.

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As you know, reporting verbs are say, think, believe, expect, etc.

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So for example, if someone says, because this is what they believe, they are in Miami,

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we can report this piece of information using two different forms.

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The first one is with the impersonal subject it plus the passive reporting verb plus a dead clause.

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So the result would be it is believed that they are in Miami.

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That can be omitted. It is believed they are in Miami.

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The second option will be with the subject of the direct sentence they plus the passive reporting verb plus the infinitive.

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In this example, the verb to be, because it says they are in Miami.

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So the result will be they are believed to be in Miami.

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Here you have some activities. If you click on the word practice,

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you will be redirected to a couple of exercises to practice a little bit.

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Anyway, if you have any questions, of course, you can ask me next time in class.

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Next time I'll see you. Thanks for your attention and see you soon.

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Bye.