The correct answer is B – “are influenced.”✅
This sentence uses the passive form in the present simple tense: “to be + past participle.”
We use it to shrecipientsow that her films (the subject) are the recipient of the verb (influence), not the thing doing the verb.
A clue was the word “by.” This often shows the thing that did the action:
🔸 The novel was written by Ernest Hemingway.
🔸 This painting was done by Vincent van Gogh.
🔸 He was arrested by a police officer.
Note that we can use “influence” as an active verb if the subject does the influencing:
🔸 Her films influenced me.
🔸 His books influenced many young writers.
🔸 Those painters’ works influenced my generation a lot.
The correct answer is C – “was washing.”✅
Why?
The answer cannot be A because this is not a verb tense! ❌ It is just the present participle.
Option B does not make sense because “am washing” is the present continuous, which cannot be interrupted by a past action.
Thus, the answer is C.
We often use the past continuous interrupted by the past simple to show the order of actions. For example:
🔸I was walking to work when suddenly I saw a big explosion.
🔸She was checking her e-mail when there was a loud noise.
The correct answer was C – “In / on.”✅
The first part is about a book. When referring to the content of a book, we say “in.” For example:
🔸 I read this in a book.
🔸 He found the answer in an old book.
The trickier part is “on.” This actually has a similar meaning to “about.” For example:
🔸 I saw an interesting video on/about elephants.
🔸 Could you do another lesson on/about advanced grammar?
🔸We have an exam on/about the Second World War next week.