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Question
Fill in the blank in the following sentence with appropriate preposition.
The clothes that he has put ______are very impressive. He is going ______his hometown to pay homage ______the village head.
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Solution
The clothes that he has put on are very impressive. He is going to his hometown to pay homage to the village head.
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