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Career and Professionalism

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Career and Professionalism

Inversion

  • Invert the subject and auxiliary verb after the adverb
  • If there is no auxiliary verb in original sentence, add ‘do, does, did’

Passive Reporting Verbs

  • Used to report beliefs and opinions
  • There are 2 main structures
  • It + passive verb + that + clause
  • Subject + passive verb + to + infinitive
  • Common reporting verbs: believe, think, claim, report, consider, say, know, expect

Writing a complaint

  • Use a formal greeting
  • Express reason for writing and what the complaint is
  • Give reasons and/or evidence for the complaint
  • Request a solution for the complaint
  • Formal ending

Examples

1. It is believed that the suspect has a solid alibi.
2. She is said to want to sue the company for 10 million.
3. Never have I ever been involved in something so dramatic.

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