‘It is said that …’ (IT + passive) – English Grammar Profiler

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Let’s take a look at an IELTS writing task 2 example with this grammar:

It is argued that volunteering should be made a part of the school curriculum.

  • In the above example, ‘is argued‘ forms the passive part.  The active form of this is probably: ‘People argue that…”
  • In our example, ‘people’ is not important or maybe we don’t know who is disagreeing.  This is a very impersonal way of saying ‘I don’t know who’, or ‘I can’t justify my opinion (yet).’

In the English Grammar Profile, C1 Point 107 in the category of PRONOUNS is defined as:

‘it’ with the passive voice where the subject is unknown or unimportant, often in formal contexts.

*this will clash with lower levels so here we have taken from the EGP examples the following code = an infinitive or ‘that’

This structure will also capture multiple overlapping points across Pearson’s GSE scale:

An iWeb search for: It_PPH1 _VB _VVN _TO _VVI

1 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO USE 3548 2 IT IS USED TO TREAT 1290 3 IT IS DESIGNED TO HELP 1241 4 IT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE 1102 5 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO TAKE 737 6 IT IS USED TO MAKE 682 7 IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN 633 8 IT IS DESIGNED TO WORK 624 9 IT IS DESIGNED TO GIVE 615 10 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO KEEP 517 11 IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE 516 12 IT IS INTENDED TO HELP 465 13 IT IS USED TO DESCRIBE 449 14 IT IS USED TO HELP 399 15 IT IS DESIGNED TO FIT 397 16 IT IS DESIGNED TO MAKE 365 17 IT IS USED TO CREATE 357 18 IT IS USED TO DETERMINE 341 19 IT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 337 20 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO SET 334 21 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO CHECK 322 22 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO START 322 23 IT IS ADVISED TO USE 308 24 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO AVOID 306 25 IT IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW 287 26 IT IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT 284 27 IT IS DESIGNED TO MEET 276 28 IT IS BUILT TO LAST 275 29 IT IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT 273 30 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO GET 268 31 IT WAS DESIGNED TO HELP 256 32 IT IS EXPECTED TO GROW 250 33 IT WAS DECIDED TO USE 236 34 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO MAKE 232 35 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ADD 230 36 IT IS SUGGESTED TO USE 228 37 IT IS USED TO IDENTIFY 227 38 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO INSTALL 224 39 IT IS USED TO PREVENT 223 40 IT WAS USED TO MAKE 220 41 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO CREATE 216 42 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO LEAVE 210 43 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO DRINK 206 44 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO CONSUME 197 45 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO APPLY 196 46 IT IS MEANT TO HELP 194 47 IT IS KNOWN TO CAUSE 193 48 IT IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE 192 49 IT IS INTENDED TO SERVE 192 50 IT IS INTENDED TO GIVE 191 51 IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH 189 52 IT IS USED TO PROVIDE 187 53 IT WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE 186 54 IT WAS DESIGNED TO WORK 186 55 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO CHANGE 184 56 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO RUN 181 57 IT IS DESIGNED TO KEEP 177 58 IT IS DESIGNED TO TAKE 175 59 IT IS DESIGNED TO HANDLE 171

60 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO CONSULT 170

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61 IT IS DESIGNED TO RUN 169 62 IT IS USED TO REFER 164 63 IT WAS DECIDED TO MAKE 163 64 IT IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST 159 65 IT IS EXPECTED TO OPEN 157 66 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO BRING 157 67 IT IS USED TO CONTROL 157 68 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO WEAR 156 69 IT IS SAID TO HELP 154 70 IT WAS DECIDED TO BUILD 154 71 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO REMOVE 151 72 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE 151 73 IT IS DESIGNED TO SERVE 146 74 IT IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT 145 75 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO CHOOSE 145 76 IT IS KNOWN TO HELP 143 77 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO GO 142 78 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO EAT 141 79 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO WAIT 141 80 IT WAS DESIGNED TO MAKE 141 81 IT IS MEANT TO PROVIDE 137 82 IT IS MEANT TO GIVE 136 83 IT WAS USED TO TREAT 136 84 IT IS USED TO SUPPORT 135 85 IT IS USED TO REDUCE 134 86 IT IS USED TO CALCULATE 130 87 IT IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE 129 88 IT IS INTENDED TO MAKE 128 89 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO PLACE 128 90 IT IS USED TO PRODUCE 128 91 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO PURCHASE 126 92 IT IS DESIGNED TO ENABLE 125 93 IT IS MEANT TO SERVE 125 94 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO FOLLOW 121 95 IT IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE 120 96 IT WAS DECIDED TO MOVE 120 97 IT IS BELIEVED TO HELP 119 98 IT IS USED TO INDICATE 119 99 IT WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN 119

100 IT IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE 118

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Here are the most common past participle verbs that can replace “said”:

1 IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT 42861
2 IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 24989

3 IT IS SAID THAT 24410

PELIC B1 STUDENT:

It is said that the spicy hot pots can enlarge your pores,

it is good for your skin to sweat and eliminate poison.

4 IT IS BELIEVED THAT 21610 5 IT IS EXPECTED THAT 17068 6 IT WAS FOUND THAT 12567 7 IT IS THOUGHT THAT 10743 8 IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT 9284 9 IT WAS REPORTED THAT 8752 10 IT IS KNOWN THAT 8649 11 IT IS ASSUMED THAT 8495 12 IT IS SUGGESTED THAT 8023 13 IT WAS REVEALED THAT 8001 14 IT IS HOPED THAT 7984 15 IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT 7398 16 IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT 7393 17 IT WAS DECIDED THAT 7023 18 IT WAS DETERMINED THAT 5930 19 IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT 5803 20 IT WAS SAID THAT 5578 21 IT WAS THOUGHT THAT 4423 22 IT WAS BELIEVED THAT 4292 23 IT IS DETERMINED THAT 4102 24 IT IS REPORTED THAT 4023 25 IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT 3430 26 IT WAS NOTED THAT 3253 27 IT WAS AGREED THAT 3196 28 IT IS ADVISED THAT 3152 29 IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT 2838 30 IT IS PROPOSED THAT 2669 31 IT IS ALLEGED THAT 2573 32 IT IS CLAIMED THAT 2548 33 IT BE KNOWN THAT 2359 34 IT IS FOUND THAT 2172 35 IT IS REQUIRED THAT 2159 36 IT WAS ASSUMED THAT 2110 37 IT WAS SHOWN THAT 2110 38 IT IS STATED THAT 2068 39 IT WAS FELT THAT 2003 40 IT IS ARGUED THAT 1994 41 IT IS NOTED THAT 1948 42 IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT 1894 43 IT WAS EXPECTED THAT 1781 44 IT IS REVEALED THAT 1755 45 IT IS INTENDED THAT 1742 46 IT IS CONSIDERED THAT 1738 47 IT WAS STATED THAT 1692 48 IT IS SHOWN THAT 1574 49 IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT 1574 50 IT WAS HELD THAT 1482 51 IT BE SAID THAT 1427 52 IT IS CONCLUDED THAT 1426 53 IT WAS OBSERVED THAT 1401 54 IT WAS KNOWN THAT 1357 55 IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT 1346 56 IT WAS HOPED THAT 1328 57 IT IS SPECULATED THAT 1195 58 IT IS SUSPECTED THAT 1177 59 IT WAS MENTIONED THAT 1175 60 IT IS PREDICTED THAT 1149 61 IT IS RUMORED THAT 1109 62 IT WAS CLAIMED THAT 1106 63 IT IS AGREED THAT 1076 64 IT WAS ALLEGED THAT 1044 65 IT IS PRESUMED THAT 1015 66 IT WAS ARGUED THAT 1014 67 IT IS RECOGNISED THAT 919 68 IT WAS LEARNED THAT 904 69 IT IS SEEN THAT 898 70 IT IS ENVISAGED THAT 895 71 IT IS IMPLIED THAT 881 72 IT IS ACCEPTED THAT 865 73 IT IS FELT THAT 860 74 IT IS WRITTEN THAT 854 75 IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT 811 76 IT WAS RUMORED THAT 810 77 IT IS PREFERRED THAT 766 78 IT IS ESTABLISHED THAT 752 79 IT IS RECORDED THAT 724 80 IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT 714 81 IT IS DISCOVERED THAT 700 82 IT WAS ESTABLISHED THAT 683 83 IT IS PROVEN THAT 647 84 IT WAS PROPOSED THAT 621 85 IT IS HYPOTHESIZED THAT 619 86 IT IS SUPPOSED THAT 607 87 IT WAS REALIZED THAT 588 88 IT IS DECIDED THAT 582 89 IT IS CONFIRMED THAT 550 90 IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT 541 91 IT IS MENTIONED THAT 533 92 IT WAS NOTICED THAT 531 93 IT IS RUMOURED THAT 501 94 IT IS OBSERVED THAT 490 95 IT IS PROJECTED THAT 471 96 IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT 463 97 IT IS GUARANTEED THAT 461 98 IT WAS FEARED THAT 448 99 IT WAS CONSIDERED THAT 439

100 IT WAS ACCEPTED THAT 419

B2:

assist, bound, calculate, cause, consume, enable, generate, identify, indicate, purchase, treat C1

consult, determine