Question

She takes........ her mother in her external appearance ( use a preposition)

Answer 1

she takes before her mother in her enteral performance

Answer 2

Hey dear!
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Answer -' after '

After filling in the blank the sentence would look like as shown below:

She takes.......after....... her mother in her external appearance

'Takes after' is a verbal phrase ( verb + preposition)

Meaning - to resemble and look alike or similar in appearance

So, the sentence means that she looked similar to her mother by appearance. She resembled her mother by external or outward appearance.

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