Questions were arising in her mind...

Fascinating. No. At least, I wouldn't write that. The intensive prefix "-a-" in combination with the intransitive verb "rise" clashes with the passive voice. "Questions arose" already means "questions were rising". Your mileage may vary.

So I say "questions were rising in her mind".

blueblooded65So I say "questions were rising in her mind".

That is possible. Ask yourself whether it really has to be "were".

enoonThe intensive prefix "-a-" in combination with the intransitive verb "rise" clashes with the passive voice.

You've lost me there. I don't know what you mean by 'the intensive prefix "-a'", and I can't see a verb in the passive voice.

fivejedjon enoonThe intensive prefix "-a-" in combination with the intransitive verb "rise" clashes with the passive voice.You've lost me there. I don't know what you mean by 'the intensive prefix "-a'", and I can't see a verb in the passive voice.

Yeah, I've been mulling this over, and I think I messed that up. Tell us how you see it.

To arise is dif

enoonTell us how you see it.

I am not sure, which is why I did not respond initially. The Corpus of Contemporary American English has 81 citations for 'questions arose', and none for 'questions were arising'; indeed, it has only 6 for 'plural nouns were arising'. So, you are right to question the acceptability of 'questions were arising'. My problem i

blueblooded65Is it right?Questions were arising in her mind.

Yes. It's fine.

CJ

Yes
Because it wants to descript the state.

The ambiguous point for Mary was Tom. Who was that youngster? When did he know her? How did he know where her house is? And some other questions which were arising in her mind. She liked to see that youngster again and ask her questions.