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It is said that, and He is said to, for reporting without a source.
Why you specifically
Thể bị động vô nhân xưng dùng để báo cáo ý kiến, tin đồn, nhận định hoặc thông tin mà không nêu rõ ai là người nói ra. Hai mẫu rất thường gặp là it is said that + mệnh đề và chủ ngữ + be + past participle + to-infinitive, ví dụ It is said that the company will expand và The company is said to expand. Trong nhiều trường hợp, dạng có chủ ngữ phía trước tự nhiên hơn khi muốn diễn tả ý đang diễn ra hoặc đã xảy ra trước đó, ví dụ He is said to be working in Singapore hoặc The singer is rumored to have left the country. Hãy chọn mẫu phù hợp với thì và ý nghĩa bạn muốn diễn đạt. Trong tiếng Anh trang trọng, cấu trúc này rất phổ biến trong báo chí, văn viết học thuật và các bản tường thuật trung tính. Nó giúp người viết giữ khoảng cách với thông tin và không phải nêu nguồn cụ thể. Ý nghĩa gần giống People say that... hoặc They believe that..., nhưng dạng bị động thường gọn hơn và trang trọng hơn.
The rule
The impersonal passive is used to report a belief, rumour, opinion, or statement without naming the source. Two very common patterns are it is said that + clause and subject + be + past participle + to-infinitive, for example It is said that the company will expand and The company is said to expand. In many cases, the subject form sounds more natural with present perfect or progressive meaning, for example He is said to be working in Singapore or The singer is rumored to have left the country. Choose the pattern that best fits the tense and meaning you want to report. In formal English, this structure is common in news reports, academic writing, and neutral summaries. It lets the writer distance themselves from the information and avoid naming a source. The meaning is similar to People say that... or They believe that..., but the passive form is more compact and more formal.
The trap
Is said that the company will expand next year.
It is said that the company will expand next year.
Use impersonal passive with it is said that + clause when the speaker does not name the source.
He believed to be the best candidate.
He is believed to be the best candidate.
Use the passive reporting pattern subject + be + past participle + to-infinitive.
Is said that the meeting starts at nine.
People say that the meeting starts at nine.
If you keep the active reporting verb, you need a real subject such as people or they.
Believed that the road is closed.
It is believed that the road is closed.
Use it + be + past participle + that-clause, not a bare passive verb at the start.
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