Oxford English - Grammar Course Advanced

❌ (incorrect) It is thought that it is likely that the meeting is cancelled. ✅ The meeting is thought likely to be cancelled. (Use a raised infinitive instead.)

In advanced grammar, the choice isn’t between ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ – it’s between and sophistication , between clarity and rhetorical weight . Mastering extraposition is one of the final steps to native-like fluency in formal English.

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