On : "Transfer last year's TurboTax return", there is a question: "are you preparing one or both of these returns for a person that was" "on dec31". Was what???

On the pop screen: "Transfer last year's TurboTax return", 

there is a question: 

"are you preparing one or both of these returns for a person that was" 

on or before dec 31, 2017?    _Yes   _No

after dec 31, 2017?               _Yes   _No

Person that was WHAT??  I think it is missing words!!