Choose the correct active voice of: 'It is believed that he is honest.'
A. People believe that he is honest.
B. He is believed to be honest.
C. Both A and B.
D. They believe him honest.
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Both are acceptable active versions: 'People believe that he is honest' and 'He is believed to be honest' is still passive, not active. Option A is active. But question asks active of 'It is believed...'. Active: 'People believe that he is honest.' Option B is passive again. So I need to set correctly. I'll set option A as correct and B as another passive. I'll adjust options: a) People believe that he is honest. b) He is believed to be honest. c) People believes that he is honest. d) They believed him honest. Correct is A. So answer A.
Explanation:
'Too...to' structure can be made passive: 'The coffee is too hot to be drunk.' The question asks active of a given sentence? Actually the given is active voice (The coffee is too hot to drink). So active voice is the sentence itself. But I need a question. I'll adjust: Let's make 'Select the correct passive voice of: The coffee is too hot to drink.' Then B 'The coffee is too hot to be drunk' is correct. So I'll rephrase question: 'Select the correct passive voice of: 'The coffee is too hot to drink.'' Then correct_answer B.
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