Choose the correct words to fill the blanks: “______ through an old album, Alia ______ by some of the photographs.”

Correct answer: Looking, was amused. The participle “Looking” opens the sentence, and Alia is the one who received the feeling, so the passive “was amused” is correct.

• Looking, has amused: “Has amused” is active, which would mean Alia amused the photographs.
• Looks, amused: “Looks” does not work as an opening participial phrase, and “amused” is active.
• None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because the second option is correct.