To infinitive Impersonal Passives

The subject + passive verb (be+past participle) + to infinitive

They claim the terrorist is living abroad
It is claimed that the terrorist is living abroad
The terrorist is claimed to be living abroad
Nominalised: There is a claim that the terrorist is living abroad
Nominalised: A claim is that the terrorist is living abroad

Common verbs used in impersonal passive forms:

agree / allege / announce / assume / believe / calculate / claim / consider / declare / discover / estimate /
expect / find / known / mention / propose / recommend / rumour / show / suppose / suggest / understand
(BrE)
NOUNS: agreement, allegation, announcement, assumption, belief, calculation, claim, consideration, declaration,
discovery, estimation, expectation, finding, knowledge, mention, proposal/proposition, recommendation, rumor, show,
Practice
supposition, suggestion, understanding
Practice Exercises
1. People believe the company stole over a million pounds
is believed that....
It ___________________________________________________________

is believed to have stolen...

The company ____________________________________________________

is a belief that...
There _________________________________________________________

belief is that...
A____________________________________________________________

2. We expect the train strike will begin tomorrow

It _______________________________________________________

The train strike______________________________________________

is an expectation
There _____________________________________________________

A ________________________________________________________________

3. They announced that the prices have risen again.

It _______________________________________________________

The train strike______________________________________________

was an announcement
There _____________________________________________________

A ________________________________________________________________