PASSIVE WITH REPORTING VERBS
The passive is used with reporting verbs to talk about what is generally thought or said.
The construction is formed:
the passive reporting verb + to + infinitive or perfect infinitive
Crime is thought to be linked to poverty.
Robin Hood is said to have robbed only the rich.
Other reporting verbs include:
believe
claim
consider
expect
know
prove
suppose
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