mẫu câu (passive) · formal

be hailed as + noun

Band 7+task2speaking

used to say that someone or something is publicly praised as being a particular thing

Examples

“The scientist was hailed as a pioneer of renewable energy.”

“The policy was hailed as a major step forward.”

“The film was hailed as a masterpiece by critics.”

Band 8 sentence

“After years of community work, she was widely hailed as a driving force behind the area's regeneration.”

Collocations

  • be hailed as + a success / a breakthrough / a hero / a masterpiece

Word family

hail v / nhailed adj / past participle

Common mistakes

He was hailed like a hero.→He was hailed as a hero.

The policy was hailed for a success.→The policy was hailed as a success.

Say it for a higher band

5was praised→6was praised as→7+be hailed as + noun

Synonyms

be praised as + noun

Easily confused

be praised as + noun

“The team was praised as a model for collaboration.”

Related words

had been + past participlebe + past participleto have been + past participlebe used to + Vbe + past participle + by + agentnoun + past participle (reduced relative clause)be seen as + noun / adjectivehave/has been + past participle

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