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Which of the following sentences is written in the passive voice?

AI would not provoke that man if I were you.
BHaving left the building, Elvis never returned.
CThe effects of cyanide are well known.
DThey considered their options.

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Bubba

I don't mean to offend the first respondent, but her answer was incorrect.

I am 1,000,000,000% certain that this is the correct answer.

C. The effects of cyanide are well known.
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Passive voice indicates that the subject of the sentence (effects of cyanide) is not the source of the action.

We can turn this example sentence around to say: "[Most people] know well the effects of cyanide."

We cannot do the same with the other sentences. All their subjects are the source of the action.