. . . . . . . . a telephone call, the driver turned up for extra duty.

Solution (By Examveda Team)

The correct answer is Option A: having got

First, let's define the grammatical concept at play here: this question tests your understanding of perfect participles and their use in forming participial phrases. A perfect participle is formed using "having" + past participle (e.g., having gone, having seen, having done). It shows an action completed before the action in the main clause.

The sentence requires a participial phrase to describe the action that happened *before* the driver turned up for extra duty. That action was receiving a telephone call. "Having got a telephone call" perfectly describes this preceding action, indicating that the call was received and the action was completed before the driver's arrival.

Why other options are incorrect:

Option B: had got - This is grammatically incorrect in this context. "Had got" is the past perfect tense, requiring a main verb to complete a clause. This would lead to an incorrect sentence structure.

Option C: being got - "Being got" is the passive continuous form which implies an ongoing action. This doesn't fit the context where receiving the call was a completed action *before* the arrival of the driver.

Option D: having been got - This is the passive perfect participle. While grammatically possible, it implies the telephone call was received passively, which is less natural in this context. It suggests the call was received *to* the driver, rather than *by* the driver. The active voice ("having got") is more direct and appropriate.

In summary, only "having got" correctly conveys the temporal relationship between the two actions (receiving the call and arriving for extra duty) and creates a grammatically sound and naturally flowing sentence.