Complex object
Hello people! Please help me to understand Complex object or subject
First part of the sentencess is (are) book example not mine. The second one is mine,in according to the formulae. Thank you pepoooool from Liverpoooool:))
IT+Passive+(that)+subject+verb
1. People consider the climate there to be very healthful- It is considered that the climate there to be very healthful.
2.It was announsed that the Chinese dancers were arriving next week- The Chinese dancer were announced arriving next week.
3.It was reported that five ships were missing after the battle- Five ships were reported missing after the battle.
4.It is said that the weather in Europe was exceedingli hot last summer- The weather was exceedingli hot last summer it is reported.
5.It is reported that the flood has caused much damage to the crops.----The flood has caused much damage to the crops it is reported.
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Complex object
Hello people! Please help me to understand Complex object or subjectFirst part of the sentencess is (are) book example not mine. The second one is mine,in according to the formulae. Thank you pepoooool from Liverpoooool:))
IT+Passive+(that)+subject+verb
1. People consider the climate there to be very healthful- It is considered that the climate there to be very healthful.
The climate there is considered very healthy. (healthful is not usually used. :) This doesn't follow the "it" formula but if you say "It is considered that the climate there is very healthy," although correct, it sounds pretty awkward.
2.It was announsed that the Chinese dancers were arriving next week- According to the announcement, the Chinese dancers will be were announced arriving next week. ("were announced to be arriving" is also awkward.)
3.It was reported that five ships were missing after the battle- Five ships were reported missing after the battle. perfect :)
4.It is said that the weather in Europe was exceedingli hot last summer- The weather was exceedingly hot last summer. it is reported.
5.It is reported that the flood has caused much damage to the crops.----According to reports, the flood has caused much damage to the crops it is reported.
Hi Alexandr,
I hope this helps! The "it + passive" construction, as you can see, doesn't work great with all sentences. Sometimes you can just leave out the "it" and replace it with the subject, like in the first example.
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