Select the best word to fill in the blank.

While the king was away from the capital, his scheming brother __________ the throne.

(1 point)
Responses

A) usurped

A) usurped

B) obstructed

B) obstructed

C) clemency

C) clemency

D) finite

D) finite

1 answer

The best word to fill in the blank is:

A) usurped

So the complete sentence would read: "While the king was away from the capital, his scheming brother usurped the throne."