|Question 17Verbal

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Painter Georgette ________ for incorporating everyday objects from her Singaporean environment—such as lanterns, mooncakes, and tropical fruits—into her still-life compositions, was a pivotal figure in the mid-twentieth-century Nanyang art movement, which sought to blend European painting traditions (including still life) with elements of Southeast Asian cultures and art.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Chen, was known
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Chen is known
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Chen was known
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Chen, known
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