Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions:

People say that Carter was the best director of his time

A. Carter is said to have been the best director of his time

B. Carter is said to be the best director of his time

C. Carter was said to be the best director of his time

D. It was said that Carter was the best director of his time