Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks in the given sentence:
He rubbed his eyes ___ (a) yawned _______ (b) waking up after a long sleep.
Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks in the given sentence:
He rubbed his eyes ___ (a) yawned _______ (b) waking up after a long sleep.
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 2
The two actions 'rubbed his eyes' and 'yawned' are joined by the coordinating conjunction 'and'. The second blank introduces a comparison to an imagined situation, which 'as though' expresses: he behaved as if he were waking from a long sleep. The other pairs create illogical or ungrammatical links.
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