20. The sun ___________________ (shine) all day yesterday.

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The prompt presents a fill-in-the-blank style item: 'The sun ___________________ (shine) all day yesterday.' with the provided answer 'was shining'.
Since the time frame is 'yesterday' and the action spans the entire day, the past continuous tense is appropriate to express an ongoing action during a past period. Therefore, 'was shining' correctly completes the sentence: The sun was shining all day yesterday.

What would be less appropriate and why: 'shone' would be the simple past form and can be used to describe a completed or repeated action in the past, but it does not emphasize the duration or continuous nature of the sun’s shining throughout the day. In this context, the continuous aspect better conveys the idea of an extended interval of sunlight.

Note on missing answer options: The item provided only includes one answer (was shining) and no alternative choices to compare. If a distractor like 'shone' or 'shining' appeared, we could contrast their nuance: 'shining' (present participle) would be incorrect without a helping verb in this structure, and 'shone' (simple past) would be grammatically acceptable but stylistically less precise for the intended sense of an all-day duration.

In summary, the filled verb 'was shining' uses the past continuous tense to indicate a prolonged action during yesterday, which aligns with the meaning of the sentence. The absence of multiple options means we focus on why this tense is the natural choice for describing an ongoing past event.

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