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Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

When Jane died (1)________ 1850, she was called "one of the most distinguished novelists (2)_______ England has produced" and "the first who (3)_______ that beautiful kind of fiction, the historical romance." The Porter sisters' careers ended (4)_________ as the Bronte sisters were getting started in the early Victorian (5)________.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.

Option 1: lest

Option 2: just

Option 3: that

Option 4: must


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: just


Solution : The correct choice is the second option .

Explanation : In the given sentence, the word just would be used as an adverb to indicate simultaneity or near simultaneity between the endings of the careers of the Porter sisters and the Bronte sisters. It would be basically used to highlight a close temporal relationship between the two events.

Therefore, the complete sentence would be: "The Porter sisters' careers ended just as the Bronte sisters were getting started."

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