Change the following passive voice sentence into active voice by selecting the correct option.
Public expenditure has been being audited closely by the Finance Ministry for the past six months.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Correct Answer: The Finance Ministry has been auditing public expenditure closely for the past six months.
Explanation
• The given sentence is in the Passive Voice in the Present Perfect Continuous Tense (has been being + V3).
• To convert it into the Active Voice, use the structure: Subject + has/have + been + V-ing + Object.
• The agent the Finance Ministry becomes the active subject and takes the singular auxiliary verb has.
• The object becomes public expenditure, resulting in: The Finance Ministry has been auditing public expenditure closely for the past six months.