Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the highlighted word segment in the sentence.
The manager of the hotel was giving orders when the incident occurred.

Correct option is A

The correct answer is option (a) No correction.
Explanation: The past continuous tense "was giving" is correctly used here, as the action was ongoing when another action (incident) occurred.
Grammatical Rule Used:
✔ Past continuous tense is used for an ongoing action in the past when another action interrupts.
Example: I was reading when the lights went out.
�� Information Booster:
✔ Structure: was/were + verb-ing
✔ It describes background actions in the past.