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Exercise 3

Rewrite the sentences

Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

  1. Vitamin C is assumed to cure the common cold.
    Most people ...
  2. Everybody says that Dan was the first who arrived.
    Dan ...
  3. She is believed to be renting a flat with her cousin.
    It ...
  4. Why did everybody think that he was the smartest kid in the class?
    Why was he ...?
  5. We expect Sophie to pass with flying colours.
    Sophie ...
  6. Did anybody know he had lived in Norway before?
    Was ...
  7. It is known that Portuguese grammar is very complicated.
    Portuguese grammar ...
  8. It is rumoured that they are building a new shopping centre there.
    A new shopping centre ...
  9. Was Gary thought to have cheated?
    Did they ...
  10. American football is said to have been much tougher twenty years ago.
    Fans ...