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The sentence “he was punished” becomes “why was he punished?” it is :

APassivation transformation

BInterrogative transformation

CDo support transformation

DNegation

Answer:

B. Interrogative transformation

Read Explanation:

The sentence:

  • "He was punished" → is a declarative sentence in the passive voice.

  • When changed to "Why was he punished?", it becomes a question, specifically a WH-interrogative.

This transformation involves:

  • Placing the auxiliary verb "was" before the subject "he".

  • Adding the WH-word "why" at the beginning.


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