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Choose the most appropriate preposition:
You must apologise ______ him _______ the wrong you have done him.

Options:
A .  from; against tick.pngcross.png
B .  from; ontick.pngcross.png
C .  to; fortick.pngcross.png
D .  to; againsttick.pngcross.png
E .  None of thesetick.pngcross.png
Answer: Option C

The most appropriate preposition in the given sentence isto; for. Prepositions are words that join different parts of the sentence and help in connecting them. Prepositions are used to express relationships between different words in a sentence. In the given sentence, the prepositionsto andfor are used to express the relationship between the subjectyou and the objecthim in the sentence.

To is a preposition that is used to express direction or movement towards someone or something.
For is a preposition that is used to express the purpose of something or for expressing possession.

In the given sentence, the speaker is expressing the need to apologise to someone for wrong done to them. Therefore, the prepositionto is used to express the direction or movement of the apology andfor is used to express the purpose behind the apology. Hence, the correct option is C.

To summarise, the correct option is C.to; for. The prepositionto expresses the direction or movement of the apology andfor expresses the purpose behind the apology.

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