She was so depressed that she just wanted to eat. ....3.... by a neighbour, the mobile care unit from Nsambya hospital went to her home.

Analyze the question

This is a fill-in-the-blank question on word choice. The sentence has a dangling-participle structure: "____ by a neighbour, the mobile care unit... went to her home." The participle must make sense with "the mobile care unit" as the one receiving the action, and it must fit "by a neighbour."

Explain the concept

Look at the meaning of each word and the context. A neighbour saw that the woman was depressed and told the mobile care unit. The word we need means "informed or warned someone about a situation so they can act."

Test each option

• A. Attracted by a neighbour: This suggests the neighbour drew the unit's attention by appeal or charm. It doesn't fit a call for help.
• B. Visited by a neighbour: The unit wasn't visited by the neighbour. This is illogical.
• C. Noticed by a neighbour: This would mean the unit was seen by the neighbour, not that the unit was informed about the woman.
• D. Alerted by a neighbour: This means the unit was warned or notified of her condition by the neighbour, so it went to her home. It fits perfectly.

Answer

The neighbour alerted the mobile care unit about the woman's situation, which is why the unit went to her home.

Tip

When a sentence begins with a past participle ("____ by someone, the subject did something"), ask: What did that person do to the subject that caused the action that follows? Here, the neighbour alerted the unit, and so it acted. Words like "alerted," "informed," and "notified" often go with emergency or help-related situations.