Step 1: Understanding the Concept
The -COOH group is the principal group, so its carbon gets position 1. The name is built as parent chain + position of double bond + 'oic acid'.
Step 2: Number the chain
\(\text{C}_1\) is COOH, \(\text{C}_2\) is \(\text{CH}_2\), \(\text{C}_3=\text{C}_4\) is the double bond, and \(\text{C}_5\) is \(\text{CH}_3\).
Step 3: Name
There are five carbons (pent) and the double bond starts at \(\text{C}_3\), so the name is pent-3-enoic acid.
Final Answer:
The compound is pent-3-enoic acid.
\[ \boxed{\text{(B) }\text{Pent-3-enoic acid}} \]