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 about 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.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. as blue as.
It is because we are comparing the intensity of two things that talk about colours. So, we know the roses are red.
And when the writer talks about a ruby redder than a rose, we have to give a similar expression for the sea.
We know the sea is blue in colour. Hence, out of the given option, "as blue as" is correct.