Complex Passives It+ verb in the passive voice + that clause lai Its said that the company might have to be sold. the company might have to be sold that most of the upper management will be replaced. topic = most of the upper management will be replaced 2's CENGAGE ~ Learning: Wels Uer Use this form to introduce a topic, ‘The topic comes at the end of the structure. Verbs commonly used in complex passives include anticipate, assume, believe, ‘expect, predict, report, think, and say, ‘Subject (not it) + verb in the passive voice + infinitive Grammar Café ‘Our company is reported to have made a huge loss this quarter. topic = our company ‘The CEO is expected to make an announcement this afternoon, topic = the CEO Use this form of complex passive to discuss known topics. The topic comes at the beginning of the structure, Copyright © Cengage Learning Not reproducible without written permission of publisher