Question

The pitiable conditions of the poor and sick __________ due to the efforts of Mother Teresa.

• A. Is changed
• B. Are changed
• C. Was changed
• D. Were changed

Answer 1

The correct option is D Were changed

Since the action of changing happened in the past, and more than one condition is implied (conditions), the verb form should be were+past participle of root verb, that is, were changed. Hence, Option B is correct.

The rest of the options mention actions that are happening on a daily basis (options A and B). (option C) 'Was' is a singular verb following a singular subject, whereas the subject 'conditions' is plural.

Hence these options are incorrect.