Directions: Choose the best out of the available options to fill the blank against the question.
Modern man is heir to the caveman who made his first fire, flaked the first stone tools and _______ on the flesh of the mammoth.
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used to live
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living
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had to live
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lived
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was living
D
Correct answer
Explanation
The sentence has three parallel actions in the past: 'made', 'flaked', and the missing verb. All should be in simple past tense to maintain parallel structure. 'Lived' is the correct choice as it matches 'made' and 'flaked'. Options like 'used to live' or 'had to live' break the parallel structure.