grammar · academic
There + be + past participle (existential passive)
A structure used to say that something exists or has been reported/observed; focuses on the existence or occurrence of something.
Examples
“There have been reported several cases of fraud in the study.”
“There was found a significant difference between the two groups.”
“There has been established a committee to review the policy.”
Band 8 sentence
“There have been recorded substantial improvements in air quality since the new regulations were implemented.”
Collocations
- There has been reported
- There were discovered
Common mistakes
There have reported many problems with the system.→Many problems have been reported with the system.
There was reported a rise in prices.→There was a rise in prices reported.
Say it for a higher band
5people reported→6it was reported that→7+There + be + past participle (existential passive)
Synonyms
It + be + past participle + that + clause
Easily confused
It is reported that + clause
“It is reported that pollution levels increased last year.”
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