Why does rip van winkle experience a crisis in identity?

When the subject of a sentence performs the action in the sentence the verb in the sentence is in the what ?

In marigolds, what does lizabeth’s parents interaction in the middle of the night mainly reveal about lizabeth’s father?

Which change should be made to improve this sentence? allen jumped in the puddle and his new shoes got wet and muddy.a)the new shoes got wet and muddy and allen jumps in the puddle.b)allen jumped in the puddle and got his new shoes wet and muddy.c)allen jumped in the puddle and gets his new shoes wet and muddy.d)the new shoes are getting wet and muddy and allen jumped in the puddle.