<span>"I want to say, on behalf of my countrymen, who live many miles away on the other side of the Atlantic, who are far distant from you, that they take the greatest pride that they have been able to share with you, even from a distance, the story of the last 18 years."</span>
Answer:
The judge had accepted the application.
Explanation:
To change this to passive, you have to change the the part with accepting. If you add the word 'had' it will change the sentence to passive.
A. were
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