Change the following sentence into the Active form.
His application had been looked over by a special committee for weeks.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
Correct Answer: A special committee had been looking over his application for weeks.
Explanation
The given passive sentence describes an action that was ongoing over a duration in the past, indicated by the time phrase for weeks.
The agent a special committee becomes the subject in the active voice.
The active form for an extended ongoing action prior to a reference point in the past uses the past perfect continuous structure: had been + present participle (-ing).
Therefore, the active construction is: A special committee had been looking over his application for weeks.