Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

After a long ______, she finally answered my question.

pause

The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is pause.

The word pause means to stop for a short time. In this context, the sentence is saying that after a long pause, she finally answered my question. This means that she stopped talking for a short time before answering my question.

The other options are not correct.

• Pass means to move by or to go past. It does not make sense in this context because she did not move by or go past my question.
• Posse means a group of people gathered together for a particular purpose. It does not make sense in this context because she did not gather a group of people together to answer my question.
• Paws means the feet of an animal. It does not make sense in this context because she did not use her feet to answer my question.