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Old 04-Jan-2004, 12:05
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Major transition has been undergone by the country.

Is this sentence is possible?
I heard "undergo" can't be used like this form.
Is this right?
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I'd rephrase it:
The copuntry has undergone a major tranformation.

It doesn't work in the passive for me.
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