Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Many Cubans in circumstances similar to what I had become American citizens at the first opportunity.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. similar to mine.
- The correct option is "similar to mine" because it directly and concisely compares the circumstances of the Cubans to those of the speaker.
- The word "mine" is the correct possessive pronoun to refer to the speaker's circumstances, replacing the clunky "what I had."
- "Similar to mine" effectively conveys the intended meaning without redundancy.