Transcript unit 2A DISTANCING

DISTANCING
UNIT 2A
DISTANCING
SEEM/APPEAR
PASSIVE WITH VERBS OF
SAYING/REPORTING
OTHERS
SEEM/APPEAR
 FORM:
 It seems/ It appears
that…./Subject+seem/appear +to- inf
It seems that you are pretty good at English
You seem to be pretty good at English
 Watch infinitives:
You seem to work very hard
You seem to have worked very hard
You seem to be working very hard
You seem to have been working very hard
SEEM/APPEAR
IT WOULD SEEM/IT WOULD APPEAR…
To express further distancing
It would seem that the President had been
making use of privileged information for private
interests
PASSIVE WITH VERBS OF SAYING
AND REPORTING
Used in formal written English
It+passive verb+that clause
Verbs employed in this pattern:
AGREE, ANNOUNCE, BELIEVE, EXPECT,
HOPE, REPORT, SAY, SUGGEST, THINK,
UNDERSTAND
It has been suggested that the president´s
liability in the scheme is undeniable
PASSIVE WITH VERBS OF SAYING
AND REPORTING
Subject+ Passive verb+ to+infinitive
Verbs employed: BELIEVE, EXPECT,
REPORT, SAY,THINK,UNDERSTAND
Obama was expected to dissapoint NorthAmerican
voters
There:
It is said there are reasons to think he is guilty
There are said to be reasons to think he is guilty
OTHERS
 Adverbs: apparently ( used at the beginning or
at the end of a sentence)
Apparently, he loses his temper all the time
 According to…( to endorse opinions to
somebody else)
According to Obama, healthcare will become free and
public in short
 May/might: something is possible
He might be at work since all the lights at his place are
off