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A sentence is missing in the paragraph given below. Decide in which blank (1, 2, 3, or 4) the sentence fits best. Sentence: When we consider the subject of style in general, we notice that there are great differences in this respect, among nations as well as among individuals. Paragraph: Style refers to the choice and arrangement of words and may be defined as the peculiar manner in which thought is expressed in language. (1). Such differences as these may always be found. (2). In Oriental literature great license is allowed to the imagination; in European it is held under stricter control. In Europe itself, there are strongly marked varieties of national taste. (3). In every nation also, there is a distinctive style at different periods. (4). Besides this, we have to consider the personal peculiarities of the individual author...