Distancing: Expressions and passive of reporting verbs

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Exercise 3: Fill in the gaps with the words provided in the box below.

Exercise 3: Fill in the gaps with the words provided in the box below.


Fill in each gap with ONE expression from the box. Use each expression only once. Word bank: according – apparently – are said to be – is reported – it seems – might be – missing – seem to be – there are said – to be staying – to have been

John O'Donovan, a 20-year-old man from Folkestone, to have been missing since last Friday. John failed to return from a holiday in Majorca. that he never got on the coach that was scheduled to pick up his group from the Guadalupe Hotel in Magaluf. John's credit cards don't appear used since last Friday night. , that night he went clubbing in Magaluf, and his friends lost track of him during the night. to police sources, John voluntarily missing. to have been serious problems in his relationship with his parents. John is believed with some expats living in Majorca. There local sources leading the investigation in that direction. The parents, who living a nightmare, have made an emotional plea for information on his whereabouts.