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Choose the best option to replace the underlined part to improve the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select 'No substitution.'

The plane flew on the city, offering a great view.

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The correct answer is

over the city

We must choose the preposition phrase that correctly describes a plane in flight above a city.

When something moves through the air across the top of a place, the correct preposition is 'over', which shows position higher than and across the city.

So 'The plane flew over the city' accurately conveys that the aircraft passed above the city, which also explains the 'great view'.

'On the city' is wrong because 'on' implies direct contact with a surface, which cannot be true for a flying plane.

'In the city' would mean the plane was inside the city area at ground level, which does not fit an aircraft giving an aerial view.

'At the city' points to a single location rather than movement across it, so it fails to describe the flight path.

Since 'over the city' best captures a plane flying above and giving a view, it is the required improvement.

Hence, the correct answer is over the city.

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