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Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

The first war between India and Pakistan began in 1947 and continued until 1949, when the United Nations stepped in and broker a ceasefire.
  1. broker
  2. brokers
  3. brokering
  4. brokered
Explanation
Answer: D - The best choice is “brokered”

The other verbs in this sentence - “began,” “continued” and “stepped” are past tense forms of verbs. Therefore, “brokered,” the past tense form of “broker,” fits within the sentence’s structure.
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