grammar · academic
be found to + V
Used in reports/research to say that something was discovered to be the case.
Examples
“The study found that the drug was effective; the patients were found to recover faster.”
“Older buildings were found to have poorer insulation than newer ones.”
“It was found to be difficult to recruit enough volunteers for the trial.”
Band 8 sentence
“Analysis of the data revealed that households in rural areas were found to spend a higher proportion of income on energy than urban households.”
Collocations
- be found to be
- be found to have
- was found to contain
Common mistakes
was found that + clause→was found to + V / It was found that + clause
was found + to + Vpp (sai thì)→was found to + V / was found to have + Vpp
Say it for a higher band
5was found that→6was found to→7+be found to + V
Synonyms
be discovered to + V
were shown to + V
Easily confused
be discovered to + V
“New evidence was discovered to link the two cases.”
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