Change the following sentence into the Active form.
The project is rumored to be finished ahead of schedule.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
Correct Answer: People say that the project will be finished ahead of schedule.
Explanation
• The given sentence is in the passive voice using a reporting verb: Subject + is rumored + to-infinitive.
• When converting sentences with reporting verbs like rumor, say, or believe into active voice, a general subject such as People or They is introduced.
• The infinitive phrase to be finished expresses a prospective or future action, which unfolds into the finite clause that the project will be finished.
• Thus, the appropriate active transformation conveys that people circulate the information that the project will be completed early.