What conclusion can be drawn about the setting, based on the descriptive details in the passage? The courtyard is very hot and is referred to as the Tomb.

The Tomb is underground and dark, and its opening is covered by a heavy grate.

The Tomb is a place in the children’ dreams, rather than a real place.

The Tomb is above the courtyard and is very dark and hot

The answer is B “The Tomb is underground and dark, and it’s opening is covered by a heavy grate”

Explanation:

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the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.

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