Fill in the blank with appropriate prepositions from the alternatives given below. We should prevent damage ____ and theft of public property.

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The correct answer is to. In English, certain nouns are followed by specific prepositions (this is called a "dependent preposition"). The noun "damage" is followed by the preposition "to" when indicating what has been harmed (e.g., damage to the car, damage to the building).The sentence uses two different nouns that require different prepositions:1. Damage to (public property)2. Theft of (public property)Because "damage" and "theft" do not share the same preposition, "to" must be explicitly stated after "damage" to make the sentence grammatically complete.

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Fill in the blank with appropriate prepositions from the alternatives given below.
We should prevent damage ____ and theft of public property.

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