Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.

Adyasha would have been looked gorgeous in ethnic apparel.

The correct answer is: would have looked

Key Points

• In the given sentence, "would have looked" is the appropriate construction.
• It is the past perfect form used to express a hypothetical situation or a condition that did not occur.
• It is commonly used to talk about unrealized possibilities or missed opportunities in the past.
  • Structure: Subject + Modal + Main Verb + Object.
• "Would have" is a modal auxiliary verb used to express the hypothetical or unrealized nature of the action.
• "Looked" is the main verb, indicating the action of appearing or being visually attractive.
• The compliment "gorgeous in ethnic apparel" provides additional information about how Adyasha would have looked.
• Corrected Sentence: Adyasha would have looked gorgeous in ethnic apparel.
• The correction involves removing the unnecessary "been" and retaining the past participle "looked" after the modal "would have" to form a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence.

Thus, option 2 is the correct answer.