Adjective order & Past perfect — O/L English

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Check before you answer: Hierarchical Adjective Order: Arranging multiple descriptive modifiers in the natural syntactic order before nouns in descriptive essays on tourist destinations.

1. Complete the historical description with the correct passive verb form: 'The Sigiriya frescoes ______ in the fifth century AD during the reign of King Kashyapa.'
   1. A) had been painting
   2. B) were painted
   3. C) are painted
   4. D) was painted
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   Correct answer: B) were painted

   'The Sigiriya frescoes' is a plural subject referring to a completed historical act in the 5th century. A plural passive past construction requires 'were' + past participle ('painted').

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   Step 1: Identify subject number: 'frescoes' is plural. Step 2: Identify time reference: 'in the fifth century AD' requires simple past. Step 3: Passive structure: plural auxiliary 'were' + V3 'painted'. Answer: were painted.
   Modelled on: the O/L English examination pattern

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Grade 11 · Term 1