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Correct option: A — The new city hall will be designed by the renowned architect.

The new city hall will be designed by the renowned architect. (Correct) (b) The new city hall is designed by the renowned architect. (Incorrect Tense) (c) The new city hall would be designed by the renowned architect. (Incorrect Modal) (d) The new city hall will be designed by a renowned architect. (Incorrect Article)

Correct option: B — Historians thought the artifact had been stolen during the renovation.

Historians thought the artifact had been stolen during the renovation. (Correct) (a) The artifact thought it was stolen during the renovation. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (c) It was thought that the artifact had been stolen from the museum. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (d) Investigators thought the artifact was stolen during the renovation. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

Correct option: C — Was the annual budget report finalized by the committee?

Was the annual budget report finalized by the committee? (Correct) (a) Has the annual budget report been finalized by the committee? (Incorrect Helping Verb) (b) Was the annual budget report being finalized by the committee? (Incorrect Verb) (d) Is the annual budget report finalized by the committee? (Incorrect Helping Verb)

Correct option: C — Was the company’s revised financial policy approved by the board?

Was the company’s revised financial policy approved by the board? (Correct) (a) Was the company’s revised financial policy approved from the board? (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (b) Has the company’s revised financial policy been approved by the board? (Incorrect Helping Verb) (d) Is the company’s revised financial policy being approved by the board? (Incorrect Helping Verb)

Correct option: A — The committee had suppressed the findings for political reasons.

The committee had suppressed the findings for political reasons. (Correct) (b) The committee suppressed the findings for political reasons. (‘had’ is missing) (c) The findings were suppressed by the committee for political reasons. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (d) The committee was suppressing the findings for political reasons. (Incorrect Tense)

Correct option: D — Millions worldwide were reading the classic novel.

Millions worldwide were reading the classic novel. (Correct) (a) Millions worldwide are reading the classic novel. (Incorrect Tense) (b) The classic novel was read across millions worldwide. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (c) Millions worldwide were the classic novel of reading. (Incorrect Structure)

Correct option: A — All network traffic can be monitored internally by the security team.

All network traffic can be monitored internally by the security team. (Correct) (b) All network traffic could be monitored internally by the security team. (Incorrect Modal) (c) All network traffic will be monitored internally by the security team. (Incorrect Modal) (d) All network traffic might be monitored internally by the security team. (Incorrect Modal)

Correct option: C — The experiment had been conducted with utmost precision by the researchers.

The experiment had been conducted with utmost precision by the researchers. (Correct) (a) The experiment is conducted with utmost precision by the researchers. (Incorrect Tense) (b) The experiment was being conducted with utmost precision by the researchers. (Incorrect Tense) (d) The experiment will be conducted with utmost precision by the researchers. (Incorrect Tense)

Correct option: B — The committee approved the final report after several revisions.

The committee approved the final report after several revisions. (Correct) (a) The committee has approved the final report after several revisions. (Incorrect Tense) (c) The committee is approving the final report after several revisions. (Incorrect Tense) (d) The committee approves the final report after several revisions. (Incorrect Tense)

Correct option: C — His security clearance might have been revoked by the authorities.

His security clearance might have been revoked by the authorities. (Correct) (a) His security clearance might had been revoked. (Incorrect Verb) (b) His security clearance might be revoked by the authorities. (Incorrect Verb) (d) His security clearance might have revoked by the authorities. (‘been’ is missing)