1. They are responsible for caring for there husband.
2. as mothers, they were liable for producing and guiding the next generation of Puritan children.
A. Recognizing there is a problem.
(I think)
Was is a linking verb that is the past tense form of the linking verb is which refers to an event that already happened. If and as if can be related to something that has happen. Suppose has a similar definition with the two verbs. Hence the answer is D. all of the above
