Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

I don’t like being seen in tears by people.

The correct answer is 'I don’t like people seeing me in tears.'

Key Points

• The given sentence is in Passive Voice. As per the given question, we have to change it to Active Voice. 
• Here, Option 2 is the correct answer.
• In the given sentence, the subject 'I' is not performing the action of the verb directly. Instead, the action of the verb is being done to the subject. This is known as the passive voice.
• In the active voice, the subject performs the action of the verb directly. The sentence "people seeing me in tears" can be rephrased as "people see me in tears" to put it in the active voice.
• Let's see why other options are incorrect:
  • Option 1 is not grammatically correct as it uses the past perfect tense ("had been seeing") which is not appropriate for the sentence. 
  • Option 3 is also grammatically correct and expresses the same meaning as option 2, but it is more verbose and less concise.
  • Option 4 changes the meaning of the sentence slightly by making it more focused on the subject's own preference rather than the action of others.
     

Correct Answer: I don’t like people seeing me in tears.