Common Knowledge
Everyone knows that Agatha Christie wrote detective stories
It...
It is known that Agatha Christie wrote detective stories
20 people ____ ________ to have died in the fire (estimate)
ARE ESTIMATED
Bulls ____ _______ to hate the color red (think)
ARE THOUGHT
was/it/lazy/video games/teens/wrongly/by the media/make/that/reported/
It was wrongly reported by the media that video games make teens lazy
Many people think Messi is the best player ever.
Messi...
Messi is thought to be the best player ever
Scientists know that pollen allergies affect a lot of people
Pollen...
Pollen allergies are known to affect a lot of people
ARE REPORTED
The Great Wall of China ___ _______ to be visible from space. (believe)
IS BELIEVED
friendships/social media/said/it/often/ruins/is/that
It is often said that social media ruins friendships
They say the film is very good
It...
It is said that the film is very good
We understand that the Earth orbits the sun
It is understood that the earth orbits the sun
It ___ ______ that traffic delays _____ _______ by the accident (report,cause)
It was reported that traffic delays were caused by the accident
It ____ _______ that goldfish have a 3 second memory (claim)
being/means/having/is/believed/lots of/that/popular/it/friends/widely
It is widely believed that being popular means having lots of friends
We expect the president to give a speech at 3pm
The president...
The president is expected to give a speech at 3pm
Scientists have established that smoking causes cancer
It has been established that smoking causes cancer
It ____ _______ that several changes ____ _____ to the plan (reveal,make)
It was revealed that several changes were made to the plan
People ___ ______ __ have five senses (consider)
ARE CONSIDERED TO
just as much /generally / is / hard / matters / takes / consistency / accepted / it / work / staying / but / that / success /work
It is generally accepted that success takes hard work, but consistency matters just as much.
Experts say that 8 hours is the perfect amount of sleep
It is said that 8 hours is the perfect amount of sleep
We generally recognize that exercise benefits physical and mental health
Exercise...
Exercise is generally recognized to benefit physical and mental health
It ____ ______ _______ that the event will ____ ______ until next week (announce, postpone)
It has been announced that the event will be postponed until next week
Shaving ____ _______ ____ cause hair to grow back thicker (suggest)
IS SUGGESTED TO
as some believe / it / heavily / it adds / debated / is / improves / others / say / reinforces skills / while / unnecessary stress / learning / homework / while / that
It is heavily debated that homework improves learning, as some believe it adds unnecessary stress while others say it reinforces skills."
Scientists believe that the Big Bang happened 13.7 billion years ago
The big bang is believed to have happened 13.7 billion years ago