Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. with.
Context: The sentence describes the milkmaid carrying the big pitcher full of milk while walking. The correct preposition to indicate accompanying or carrying something is “with.”
Meaning of the words:
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In – indicates inside something, incorrect here.
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On – would suggest she is walking on top of the pitcher, incorrect.
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With – correct, shows she is walking while holding or carrying the pitcher.
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By – indicates proximity or agent, incorrect.
Correct word: With, because it properly expresses that she was walking while carrying the big pitcher.
Final Sentence: One day, as she was walking with the big pitcher full of milk on her head, she started to imagine all the things she wished to do with the money she would _____ from selling the milk.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.