From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: But for the timely ...

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
But for the timely intervention of the police, the kidnapper........by the angry mob.

Answer Details

The correct option is B, "would have been lynched." The sentence describes a hypothetical situation in the past where the kidnapper was rescued by the police from an angry mob. The phrase "but for" suggests that something did not happen, but it could have happened if things had been different. Therefore, the correct option indicates a past unreal conditional statement, which requires the past perfect tense "would have been lynched."