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Answering machines and microwaves are to the modern age just like butler and cook was to the Victorian era.

Choice C is correct

(A) just like butler and cook was
(B) as have been a butler and cook
(C) what butlers and cooks were
(D) what butlers and cooks are
(E) just the same as butlers and cooks had been
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Answering machines and microwaves are to the modern age just like butler and cook was to the Victorian era.

(A) just like butler and cook was
(B) as have been a butler and cook
(C) what butlers and cooks were
(D) what butlers and cooks are
(E) just the same as butlers and cooks had been

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This sentence has the following structure: x and y are to z what a and b are to c. You don’t want to use the words ‘like’, ‘as’ or ‘just’. That leaves choices C and D as possible answers. The Victorian era occurred in the past, therefore you must use a verb in the past tense. Choice C is the correct answer.
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