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I don't know the passage but judging by the choices I think it's c
I would say C. “was”. It’s definitely not “am”, because that just sounds completely wrong. It’s not “are” because that sounds a bit wrong, too. It can’t be “were” because it’s only referring to one group, not many groups. The only answer it could be is C.
He told that the church was just around the corner.
Hope it helps you
<span>It would be Henry Thoreau</span>