Until recently, parents whose teen=aged child had signed a

Question

Until recently, parents whose teen=aged child had signed a purchase contract  without their written agreement were not  liable for the child's debt.

A. without their written agreement were not 
B. that they do not agree in writing have not been
C. and they had nto agreed in writing had not been
D. without them agreeing in writing had not been
E. without their written agreement are not

sdanquah · Answer

I found this sence poorly constructed because of the part which says that parents whose teen-child, shd read parents whose teen children.
However that said, I would go ahead and take a shot at this question. 
the use of unitl recently means that the ver must be in the immediate past, the use of had been and have been must be eliminated.  thus A is the only choice that remains

venksune · Answer

OA is A. Good work guys.

schandok · Answer

Can someone explain why we need 'were' instead of 'was'?

Also, if Until recently, is removed from the beginning would 'was' work then?

braxus · Answer

"Were" is the verb that agrees with the plural subject "parents"

heman2402 · Answer

Chose 'A' based on meaning of sentence. Its 'parents' who were not liable and original sentence is clear and concise.

Timing: 1.33 mins

schandok · Answer

I think I understand now. Silly miss. Thanks for explaining.

immaculatesahai · Answer

A wins. Tense problem. (Because "until recently" is mentioned past tense is required (i.e. were not)

Until recently, parents whose teen=aged child had signed a

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