Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
In Egypt, the sun is warm on the green palm trees, and the crocodiles lie in the mud and look lazily at them. My companions are building a nest in the Temple of Baalbec, and the pink and white doves are watching them and cooing to each other. Dear Prince, I must leave you, but I will never forget you, and next spring I will bring you back two beautiful jewels in place of those you have given away. The ruby shall be redder than a red rose, and the sapphire shall be _________ the great sea.
Option 1: as deep as
Option 2: as beautiful as
Option 3: as blue as
Option 4: as sweet as
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Correct Answer: as blue as
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
The phrase as blue as is a simile that is commonly used to compare the colour of one thing to another, emphasising similarity. In this context, it's conveying that the sapphire will have a colour resembling or being similar to the blue colour of the great sea.
Therefore, the complete sentence is: The ruby shall be redder than a red rose, and the sapphire shall be as blue as the great sea.
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