Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
He lost his mother when he was seven and his father when he was thirteen, ___________which the orphan boys were sent off by guardian uncles to a grammar school at Hawkshead.
Option 1: upon
Option 2: before
Option 3: on
Option 4: against
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Correct Answer: upon
Solution : The correct choice is the first option .
Upon is the appropriate choice in this context, as it is used to indicate a sequence or consequence of an event. It expresses a stronger sense of immediacy. It is a more formal way of saying "on which" or "after which" that is used to emphasise the cause-and-effect relationship between the events mentioned.
Therefore, the complete sentence is: He lost his mother when he was seven and his father when he was thirteen, upon which the orphan boys were sent off by guardian uncles to a grammar school at Hawkshead.
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