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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. Some students are known to grow wise early.
Question

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Some students are known to grow wise early.

A.

Some students have been knowing that they grow wise early.

B.

People know that some students grow wise early.

C.

Few of us know that students grow early.

D.

We all know that students grew wise early.

Correct option is B

The correct active voice of the given sentence is (b) People know that some students grow wise early.
Explanation:
· The given sentence is in passive voice (Present Simple Passive with Infinitive).
· The structure of such sentences:
· Passive: Subject + am/is/are + known/believed/said + to + base verb + object.
· Active: People/They say/believe/know + that + subject + verb + object.
· In the sentence, “Some students are known” (passive) changes to “People know that some students” (active).
· The verb remains unchanged in tense.
Example:
Passive: The book is believed to be very interesting.
Active: People believe that the book is very interesting.

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