Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment If no substitution is requir...........

English (CPO) One Word Substitution

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If no substitution is required select 'No substitution.

Some people in the audience were asleep while the chief guest was speaking.

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SSC CPO 13th Dec 2019 Shift-1

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whenever the chief guest spoke

when the chief guest has spoken

while a chief guest is speaking

No substitution

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Explanation:

- The original segment "while the chief guest was speaking" is in past continuous tense. It correctly describes an ongoing action in the past when another action occurred (people falling asleep).

- Option 1: whenever the chief guest spoke

- "Whenever" suggests a repeated action in the past. This implies the audience fell asleep every time the guest spoke. The meaning changes significantly.

- Option 2: when the chief guest has spoken

- Past perfect tense "has spoken" implies completion before another past moment. It doesn’t fit the context of simultaneous actions.

- Option 3: while a chief guest is speaking

- Present continuous "is speaking" doesn’t match past context and changes "the" to "a," altering specificity.

- Option 4: No substitution

- The original sentence is clear and correct in context and tense.