Choose the sentence that is in 'Active construction':
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Why did Sheela jump over the wall?
Active and passive construction:
- In the active voice the subject does the action.
- In the passive voice the subject receives the action:
- the verb is be + past participle (was seen, was built);
- the doer comes with by, or is left out.
- This sentence: Sheela herself does the jumping, and the verb "did jump" has no be + past participle, so it is an active question.
Example: Who broke the window?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: The mouse was first seen by Kaustav. — Incorrect. "Was seen" is be + past participle, and the doer comes with "by Kaustav": passive.
Option 3: A new shopping complex was built. — Incorrect. "Was built" is passive; the doer is left out.
Option 4: Look! the page was torn by Sudip. — Incorrect. "Was torn by Sudip" is passive; "Look!" in front does not change the voice of the main sentence.
Contrast: active, the subject does the action (Sheela did jump); passive, the subject receives it, be + past participle (was seen, was built, was torn).