Difficulty: Medium
Correct Answer: were banded
Explanation:
Given sentence
If I stood alone in defence of truth, and the whole world is banded against me and against truth, I would fight them all.
Concept/Approach
This is a hypothetical (unreal present) structure. Use past forms or the subjunctive were in the condition to match 'would' in the result: 'If I stood … and the whole world were banded …, I would …'
Correction
were banded (not 'is banded')
Option check
'will be banded' → real future, not hypothetical.'banded' → fragment; missing auxiliary.'No improvement' → tense mismatch persists.
Final Answer
were banded
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