Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No substitution required'.
The train was delayed in order to an accident

Options

A. because
B. No substitution required
C. since
D. owing to

Answer

D

Explanation

The phrase ‘In order to’ means according to a particular sequence and the phrase ‘Owing to’ means ‘because of’. For example, The match was cancelled owing to(because) bad weather. Similarly in the given question, the train was delayed because of an accident. Hence, ‘owing to’ will be the most appropriate answer.