Standard English ConventionsHardIrregular past participle
Standard English Conventions practice question
The letter had already been ____ by the time I arrived to help.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. writtenCorrect
- B. wrote
- C. writing
- D. write
Answer: A. written
After 'had been', the past participle is needed. The participle of 'write' is 'written'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. wrote
- 'wrote' is the simple past, not the participle. 'had been wrote' is never correct.
- C. writing
- 'writing' would make the sentence 'had been writing', which needs a subject doing the writing and changes the meaning.
- D. write
- 'write' is the base form; it can't follow 'had been'.
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