Question

Choose the correct passive form. People believe that climate change will affect every country.

• A. Climate change is believed affecting every country.
• B. It is believed climate change will affect every country.
• C. Climate change is believed to affect every country.
• D. Climate change has believed to affect every country.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Climate change is believed to affect every country.

The given sentence is in the Active Voice:

People believe that climate change will affect every country.

When a sentence begins with People believe that..., we can change it into passive voice using the structure:

Subject + is/am/are + believed + to + infinitive

Active:

- People believe that climate change will affect every country.

Passive:

- Climate change is believed to affect every country.

Here:

• Climate change – Subject.

• is believed – Passive form of believe.

• to affect – Infinitive.