Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
While the general was speaking with Mildred, he receives a massage that Butler had escaped.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. received a message.
Given sentence: While the general was speaking with Mildred, he receives a massage that Butler had escaped.
- The sentence is in past tense, so 'receives becomes received.
- Massage becomes message.
Thus, the sentence becomes: While the general was speaking with Mildred, he received a message that Butler had escaped.
Hence, received a message is the correct answer.