<span>C. People in the neighborhood should be allowed to make their own decisions about their pets.</span>
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.
A small group of words. There are different types.
