According to this passage:
"Artists tell me that for a deep and true appreciation of art one must educate the eye. One must learn from experience to weigh the merits of line, of composition, of form and color. If I had eyes, how happily would I embark upon so fascinating a study! Yet I am told that, to many of you who have eyes to see, the world of art is a dark night, unexplored and unilluminated."
Three Days to See, by Helen Keller
1- Where and when do we use "Yet I am told that" ?
2- What is the meaning of "Yet I am told that".
3- Who said the sentence "To many of you who have eyes to see, the world of art is a dark night, unexplored and unilluminated."- the artists or Helen Keller?
Thanks
Best Answer
We use "I am told" when we wish to say that we have been informed of something, that (unnamed) people have told us about it. Who they are is not relevant, so rather than say
People told me that ....
we can say it in the passive
I was told (by people) that ...
or simply
I was told that...
We can make it a present thing rather than a past thing by using the present tense:
I am told.