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English Language and Literature
Which sentence is correct? (49th Special BCS)
কThe picture was hanged on the wall.
খThe picture was hung on the wall.✓
গThe picture was hunged on the wall.
ঘThe picture had hanged on the wall.
ব্যাখ্যা
The verb "hang" has two distinct forms depending on meaning — a classic grammar trap in English.
Two meanings of "HANG" with different past forms:
1. To suspend or attach something:
Infinitive: hang → Past: hung → Past Participle: hung
Example: "She hung the picture on the wall."
2. To execute by hanging (death penalty):
Infinitive: hang → Past: hanged → Past Participle: hanged
Example: "The criminal was hanged at dawn."
Applying to the question:
"The picture was hung on the wall." ✓
— A picture is an inanimate object being suspended
— Therefore "hung" is correct (not hanged)
Why other options are wrong:
✗ Option (A): "was hanged" — correct only for execution of a person
✗ Option (C): "hunged" — no such word exists in English
✗ Option (D): "had hanged" — wrong tense AND wrong form
Memory trick:
Hanged = for people (execution): "The murderer was hanged."
Hung = for things: "The painting was hung."
Additional examples:
— "He was hanged for treason." (execution — correct)
— "They hung the lanterns from the ceiling." (suspend — correct)
Source: Oxford English Dictionary; Fowler's Modern English Usage; Merriam-Webster.