Answer:
d. substitutes for the verbal message
Explanation:
Nonverbal cues is a type of communication that is established without the direct use of words, and can be expressed by symbols, movements, expressions, codes, among other ways of communicating. In the case of the text shown in the question above, we can see an example of nonverbal cues when the wife signals to her husband that she wants to leave the party. The function of nonverbal cues in this case was to replace the verbal message with signs.
