Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

The president was reported to have had a heart attack.

A. The president was reported to suffer a heart attack.

B. People say that the president had suffered a heart attack.

C. It was reported that the president had suffered a heart attack.

D. People reported the president to suffer a heart attack.

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án C

Tổng thống được cho là đã lên cơn đau tim = Người ta nói rằng tổng thống đã lên cơn đau tim.

Bị động với các động từ: say, report, think, believe, understand, know, expect...

Câu chủ động: S + say(report, think, believe, understand, know, expect...)+ that + S + V

C1: ~>It + be + said (reported, thought, believed, understood, known, expected...) + that + S + V

C2: ~>S + be + said (reported, thought, believed, understood, known, expected...) to-inf/to have + Vpp...

Notice: dùng to have + Vpp để nhấn mạnh hành động đã xảy ra trong quá khứ.

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