Read the paragraph.
(1) after our trip, the skyscraper visit was unanimously voted as our favorite. (2) the museum was supposed to be the highlight of the trip. (3) but those works of art were completed a long time ago. (4) at the skyscraper, we watched them in action building their masterpiece.
which sentence in the paragraph is in the active voice?
-sentence 1
-sentence 2
-sentence 3
-sentence 4

Sentence 4

Explanation:

Sentence 4 uses a verb in the active voice ("we watched them") while all the other options use a verb in the passive voice. In a sentence in the active voice, it is the subject who performs the action. On the other hand, in a sentence that is in the passive voice, it is the subject which receives the action. When writing a text, it is usually better to use active voice for the most part, as these sentences tend to be less confusing and vague.

as for symbolic actions, the narrator's tearing down the wallpaper in an attempt to find the "woman" in the wallpaper represents her struggle to retain or regain her sanity.   the wallpaper has been part of her confinement and by her tearing it down, she is freeing herself from that confinement.