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Consider the following complex sentence involving a causative structure and a modal verb in the past tense:"The board of directors had the controversial policy document rewritten by the legal counsel before the annual general meeting."Identify the correct passive voice transformation of this sentence.
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Detailed Explanation
In English grammar, sentences that utilize a causative verb like 'have' in the pattern 'Subject + have + object + past participle' indicate that the subject arranged for someone else to do something. When converting such causative structures into the passive voice, the underlying semantic structure is refocused on the direct object receiving the action performed by the agent. Therefore, 'The board of directors had the controversial policy document rewritten...' transforms into 'The controversial policy document was rewritten by the legal counsel...', dropping the auxiliary causative 'had' since the primary action verb is 'rewrite'. For further reading on voice transformations, consult the Wikipedia Reference on the English passive voice.
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