Select the correct active form of the given sentence. The animals in the zoo…

Solution

Correct sentence: Don't feed the animals in the zoo.

Explanation

• Identify the original form: "The animals in the zoo should not be fed." This is passive voice with a modal: Subject (the animals in the zoo) + modal "should" + not + "be" + past participle "fed".

• To express the same idea as a direct prohibition in active voice, use the negative imperative: "Don't" + base verb + object. Imperatives have an implied subject "you."

• Apply the rule: replace the passive modal construction "should not be fed" with the negative imperative "Don't feed." This gives: "Don't feed the animals in the zoo."

• Why the other wordings are wrong or less appropriate:

• - "Don't fed ..." uses the past participle instead of the base verb after "don't."

• - "Don't be feeding ..." is a progressive negative and suggests stopping an ongoing habit; it is not the standard form for a general prohibition.

• - "Feed not ..." is archaic and unnatural in modern English; use the modern negative imperative instead.

Final answer: Don't feed the animals in the zoo.