In the following questions, a sentence/ part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold sentence/part of the sentence at (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
For a week last month, the team's 20 players were stranded because the Government issued passport is not up to international standards,

Options

A. Government-issued passports were not up to international standards
B. Government-issued passports are not up to international standards
C. the passports issued by the government were not up to international standards
D. No Improvement

Answer

A

Explanation

the team.s 20 players Plural Subject Hence, Passports will be used. Simple Past Tense and Plural Verb-were will be used. Hence, Government-issued passports were not up to international standards is the right usage