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The broken chain symbolizes liberty, equality and fraternity - the core revolutionary ideals that fueled the French Revolution. It represents breaking free from the oppression of monarchy and feudalism, emphasizing that all citizens deserve freedom and equal rights before the law.

Dawdle means to waste time or linger slowly, doing things in a leisurely or idle manner. This perfectly matches the context of spending a long time over a meal. Decayed means decomposed, deceived means tricked, dawned means became clear, and dangled means hung loosely.

To depict means to represent or describe something in words or images. Her novel represents and describes life in Victorian London.

 No preposition is required.

The correct preposition after "good" when referring to academic performance is "at". "Smith's son is good at studies" is grammatically correct - we use "good at" to describe skill or proficiency in something.

When describing what something is manufactured or produced from, we use "from". "Flour is made from wheat" is correct - "from" indicates the source material or ingredient that something is produced out of.

When comparing attention given to two things, we use "to" after "than" for parallel structure. "He pays more attention to films than to books" is correct - both objects of comparison need the preposition "to".

For events that occurred at a specific time in the past ("last year"), we use simple past tense. "Took" is correct - "This traffic incident took place last year" properly describes a completed action in the past.

The correct answer is 'to' because 'marry someone to someone' is the correct idiomatic expression in English when arranging a marriage. The preposition 'to' indicates the connection being made between the daughter and the engineer. Options like 'by', 'of', and 'with' do not fit this grammatical pattern.

The correct answer is 'on going' because the verb 'insist' is always followed by the preposition 'on' plus a gerund (-ing form). The pattern is 'insist on + doing something'. 'To go' would be used with different verbs like 'want' or 'need', but not with 'insist'.

The correct answer is 'to' because when we say 'there is no end to something', we use the preposition 'to'. This is a fixed expression in English that indicates something continues indefinitely. Options like 'from', 'of', and 'with' do not complete this expression correctly.

The correct answer is 'no change' because after 'did nothing but', we use the bare infinitive (base form) of the verb. The structure is 'do nothing but + bare infinitive', so 'He did nothing but sing' is already grammatically correct. Adding 'to', 'of', or 'with' would be incorrect.

The correct answer is 'with' because 'busy with' is the correct adjective-preposition combination in English. When someone is occupied doing something, we say they are 'busy with' that activity. Options like 'in', 'from', and 'of' are not used with 'busy' in this context.

The correct answer is 'me' because after the verb 'excuse', we need an object pronoun in the accusative case. 'Excuse me' is the standard phrase. 'My' is possessive, while 'us' and 'him' are incorrect objects for this context (assuming the speaker is asking for themselves).