Select the correct alternative to fill in the blank with the correct preposition in the following sentence.
He took pleasure ______ reading Shakespearean drama.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
There should be “Verb-Preposition Collocation”.
Certain nouns and verbs in English are followed by specific prepositions. The noun pleasure (when used with the verb "take") is followed by the preposition in to indicate the source of that enjoyment. Therefore, the appropriate word that fits in the blank is ‘in’.