Sentence(s) with the Complex Subject construction (Nominative with the Infinitive)
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- BHe is said to have left the country.
- EThe delegation is expected to arrive tomorrow.
- FShe is known to speak five languages.
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The Complex Subject is a construction where the subject of the sentence is followed by a passive verb (is said, is known, is expected) and an infinitive, so the subject performs the action of the infinitive. «He is said to have left the country», «She is known to speak five languages» and «The delegation is expected to arrive tomorrow» follow this pattern. «I want you to arrive early» and «They saw him cross the street» are Complex Object constructions: the pronoun «you» or «him» is the object of an active verb. «It is said that he has left the country» uses the introductory «it» and a subordinate clause, so it has no infinitive construction.