Transform into the passive voice: 'The municipal authority has approved the urban drainage master plan.'
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. The urban drainage master plan has been approved by the municipal authority.
- Step 1: The original sentence is in the present perfect active: 'has approved'. Step 2. Present perfect passive requires: 'has/have been + past participle' ('has been approved'). Answer: The urban drainage master plan has been approved by the municipal authority. Why not the others: 'was approved' is simple past passive; 'had been approved' is past perfect; 'is approved' is simple present.
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