Choose the best sentence
Question:
Someone reported that the situation was under control.
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A.
The situation was reported to be under control. -
B.
The situation is reported to be under control. -
C.
The situation was reported was under control. -
D.
The situation was under control.
Reference explanation:
Correct answer: A
Double passive voice:
– Take the S2 subject “the situation” as the subject
– Verb V1 in the past simple should change to “was/were + reported”
– Verb V2 is in the simple past tense (together with the verb “reported” should be changed to “to be”
=> The situation was reported to be under control.
Someone reported that the situation was under control.
The answer to choose is: A
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