Two linking verbs:
is (1st line and 16th line)
are (11th line)
I think the answer is B but I’m not 100% sure, sorry.
The development, the happening, the incident, the occurrence, the situation. The affair, the encounter, the meeting, the moment. the episode, the problem and solution. Others have mentioned these or their ilk: the chapter, the passage, the story, the period, the attack, the bout, the installment, the phase.
Answer:
Managers were asked by the supervisor to cut costs by 30 percent and turn in weekly reports.
Explanation:
Sense and structure.