Nova 8d-14@2/22/2025

レッスンポイント

ある特定のグループから何かを強調する

分裂文は、文の一部を強調するために、全てを関係詞節に入れてまとめてしまいます。この関係詞節は大抵はタイプやグループを表す言葉から始まります。
A band I want to see getting more airplay is the Derzhak Brothers. 
They’re really talented.
もっとオンエアで見たいバンドは Derzhak Brothers です。彼らは本当に才能があります。
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Rewrite the Introduction dialogue, making the guest a movie critic rather than a music critic.

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[8d-14] This mummy is believed to...

Using passive verbs to describe beliefs

 Passive verbs such as be believed and be assumed are often followed by an infinitive describe things in the present and a perfect infinitive to describe things in the past.

It is believed to be the largest collection of Iron Age jewelry in the UK.

How can you tell whether a mummy was an important person or not?

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A: This mummy is believed to have been an important person in the village.

B: How can you tell?

A: The quality of the mummification and this discoloration here, which most likely came from wearing jewelry.

B: These people wore metal jewelry?

A: Oh, yes. Their silverwork was quite advanced.

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Language

[Present]

It's believed to be a fragment of a sword.

This hill is said to be an ancient burial mound.

[Past]

It's thought to have come from the battle of Valverde.

It is assumed to have lain on top of the two other stones.