IMPERSONAL REPORTING STRUCTURES

A journalist reports that they are leaving Las Vegas tomorrow night.O1: It is reported that they are leaving Las Vegas tomorrow night.O2: They are reported to be leaving Las Vegas tomorrow night.Everybody thinks that she sings beautifully.O1: It is thought that she sings beautifully.O2: She is thought to sing beautifully.The children reported that their friends were swimming when they disappeared.O1: It was reported that their friends were swimming when they disappeared.O2: Their friends were reported to be swimming when they disappeared.be swimming when they disappeared. People believed that they had killed the animals during the night.O1: It was believed that they had killed the animals during the night.O2: They were believed to have killed the animals during the night.People are thinking that drugs are very dangerous.O1: It is is being thought that drugs are very dangerous.O2: Drugs are being thought to be very dangerous. People believe that he is a happy man. He is believed to be a happy man. They believed that the horse was a present. The horse was believed to be a present. A journalist reports that they are leaving Las Vegas tomorrow night. It is reported that they are leaving Las Vegas tomorrow night. They knew that Mr. Brown was stealing iron from the factory. Mr. Brown was known to be stealing from the company. Their parents thought that the teenagers were dancing at the disco. The teenagers were thought to be dancing at the disco. Everybody thinks that she sings beautifully. It is thought that she sings beautifully. People think that he was home that night. He is thought to have been at home that night. They believed that the horse was a present. It was believed that the horse was a present. People are thinking that drugs are very dangerous. It is being thought that drugs are very dangerous. Everybody says that he settled the business. He is said to have settled the business.