Multiple choice

Directions: Supply the most appropriate word after the verb (in bold italics) in the following sentence so that the combination of the verb and the supplied word becomes a proper phrasal verb.

I cottoned _____ to the theme of the poem in my second attempt.

  1. to

  2. on

  3. in

  4. of
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Cotton on means to begin to understand something. 

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