Standard English Primary 3 Grammar

Auntie Mei ________ the floor when the doorbell rang.

A sweeped
B sweeps
C was sweeping
D is sweeping
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Step 1: Identify the two actions: cleaning the floor and the doorbell ringing. Step 2: The doorbell 'rang' (past tense), interrupting an ongoing action. Step 3: Use the past continuous 'was sweeping' for the ongoing action.

Correct answer: was sweeping

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