Active & Passive Voice · Question 29 · Hard

Choose the correct passive voice form of the sentence: They say that he is a genius.

  1. He is said being a genius.
  2. He is said to be a genius.
  3. He was said to be a genius.
  4. It is said that he was a genius.
Answer and explanation

Answer: B. He is said to be a genius.

Explanation: 'They say that he is ...' becomes 'He is said to be ...' (or 'It is said that he is ...'). The tense of both verbs stays present.

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