Select the correct active form.
"Was the culprit being chased by the police?"

Correct option is C

The correct active/passive voice of the given sentence is (c).
Explanation:
· Passive: Was + object (the culprit) + being + V³ + by + agent (the police)? → This is past continuous passive.
· Active transformation keeps the past continuous: was/were + V-ing. Subject becomes the police, verb chasing, object the culprit.
· Hence: “(Were) the police chasing the culprit?” Option (c) reflects the intended tense and pattern, though note on agreement below.
· Structure:
· Active: Subject + was/were + V-ing + object.
· Passive: Object + was/were + being + V³ + by + subject.
· Information booster (Agreement Note):
· “Police” is a plural collective noun in standard usage; the grammatically preferred form is “Were the police chasing…?” Since “were” isn’t offered, exams often accept (c) as the closest match in tense and aspect.
· Why others are incorrect:
· (a) Past perfect (had + V³); wrong tense/aspect.
· (b) Simple past; loses progressive aspect.
· (d) Present continuous; wrong tense.