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Change the following from active to passive: They had been scrutinizing the memorandum for several quarters.

1. The memorandum had been scrutinized for several quarters.
2. The memorandum had been being scrutinized for several quarters.
3. The memorandum was being scrutinized for several quarters.
4. The memorandum has been being scrutinized for several quarters.

Correct answer: The memorandum had been being scrutinized for several quarters.

Solution

The sentence is in past perfect continuous tense: "had been scrutinizing." In passive voice, the object "the memorandum" becomes the subject, and the structure becomes "had been being scrutinized."

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