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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
Mr. Brown had to hurry up as his friend was waiting ___ him ___ the corner ___ the street.

A
for/at/of
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for/in/-
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-/in/-
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with/at/in
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for/in/for
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Solution

The correct option is A for/at/of
Option "A" is the correct answer.
EXPLANATION:
A preposition is a word used to link nouns, pronouns , or phrases to other words within a sentence.
In the first blank, preposition "for" will be used because preposition "for" is used to mean "because of" or the 'reason'. In the given sentence, the speaker is giving the reason for the waiting.
In the second blank, preposition "at" will be used because preposition "at" is used to indicate a specific place or location, for instance, the corner.
In the third blank, preposition "of" will be used because preposition "of" is used to show a connection or belonging that is street with corner in the given sentence.

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