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A. The first person is continued appropriately. B is a close choice but for the 'its prime'
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Good explanation BSD.
I am punishing myself for missing the "her prime" in B.
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bhatia "in her prime" refers to career incorrectly in B. The correct usage would be : Her career was cut short in "its" prime

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A,

even though is the correct idiom, and B is incorrect using "her prime", thus A
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Even though is appropriate as we have to contrast two sentences .As pointed by everyone her prime is incorrect so A best choice



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