English usage — correct preposition with "rush": Choose the option that improves the sentence's prepositional phrase. Original sentence: "He has received no other message than an urgent telegram asking him to rush his village immediately." Select the best replacement for the highlighted part.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: asking him to rush to his village

Explanation:

Given data

  • Verb–preposition pairing with a destination noun ("village").

Concept/ApproachWith motion verbs like rush, use the preposition to before the destination: "rush to his village".

Option analysisC. "asking him to rush to his village" → correct. ✔A/B/D/E → wrong form or missing/incorrect preposition.

Corrected sentence"… an urgent telegram asking him to rush to his village immediately."

Final Answerasking him to rush to his village

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