The past perfect refers to a time earlier than before now. It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past. It does not matter which event is mentioned first - the tense makes it clear which one happened first.
I believe it was he Maori.
i think b sounds more effective
The correct answer is 1. One idea.
Always keep just one idea on note cards when doing research to prevent jumping from topic to topic and from question to question thus making it incoherent and incohesive.