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Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
The correct answer is: C. to
The government agreed to pay compensation to the farmers whose crops, land, and cattle were damaged.
The preposition to is used to indicate the recipient of an action. In this case, the government is the one taking the action (paying compensation) and the farmers are the recipients of the action.
The other options are incorrect because they do not make sense in the context of the sentence.
- Option A, of, is used to indicate possession or origin. In this case, it would not make sense to say that the government agreed to pay compensation of the damaged crops, land, and cattle.
- Option B, for, is used to indicate a reason or purpose. In this case, it would not make sense to say that the government agreed to pay compensation for the damaged crops, land, and cattle.
- Option D, through, is used to indicate a means or method. In this case, it would not make sense to say that the government agreed to pay compensation through the damaged crops, land, and cattle.