Essay writing I - Distancing

_______ a lot of confusion and misinformation about the accident.

• There seems

• It would appear

• It seems to be

The film was____ produced with money stolen from Malaysia.

• it appears

• said to

• allegedly

The teenager who failed to return home is ____ have been found safe and well.

• said

• understood to

• thought that

Both candidates are expected _____ their vice presidential nominees by the end of next week.

• to announce

• might announce

• to have announced

At least six people are believed ____ in a shooting rampage in a Munich shopping centre last Friday.

• to be killed

• to have killed

• to have been killed

The terrorist group is thought ____ a new attack as we speak.

• to have planning

• to be planning

• to have planned

_______ that the president is a very private man in a very public job. (X2 ANSWERS)

• there seems

• it would seem

• it seems

• there might be

_______ interested in signing Wilson. (X2 ANSWERS)

• It seems that 14 clubs to be

• There are understood to be 14 clubs

• 14 clubs are understood to be

• There are understood to be 14 clubs are

_______ continue for the next 24 to 72 hours (X2 ANWSERS)

• It is expected that the blackouts will

• The blackouts are expected to

• The blackouts are expected will

• There is expected that the blackouts will

Leonardo and Nina _______ begun dating in early June. (X2 ANSWERS)

• are thought to have

• are thought to be

• would

• might have