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.
Closer to him is the answer
If there is a differnece between two subjects
Answer:
what's the passage? I can't help what I don't see