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handbook page s - 4a
fill in the blank to complete the sentence with the appropriate word or words.
marjane satrapis graphic novel persepolis: the story of a childhood key moments in the life of a young girl growing up in iran during the islamic revolution (1979).
was illustrating had illustrated illustrated illustrates
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The sentence is about a fact regarding the graphic novel "Persepolis". When stating facts about a work (like a book, novel, etc.), we use the simple present tense. Among the options, "illustrates" is in the simple present tense and fits the context of describing what the novel does (presenting key moments). "Was illustrating" is past continuous (implies an ongoing action in the past, not suitable for a fact), "had illustrated" is past perfect (implies an action completed before another past action, not relevant here), and "illustrated" is simple past (implies the action happened in the past, but the novel's content is a timeless description of what it presents). So "illustrates" is the correct choice.

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illustrates