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The document discusses two types of impersonal passive constructions in English: 1) "It is said that..." constructions where the subject is introduced with "it" followed by a passive verb and subordinate clause. 2) "To infinitive" impersonal passives where the subject of the subordinate clause becomes the subject of the main passive clause followed by a "to" infinitive form retaining the meaning. Tenses may need to be changed in the infinitive clause to agree with the passive verb. Impersonal passives are
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- vesna
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- EN