Many critics found the second album more inventive than ______ , though the band insisted both records reflected similar creative ambitions.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A
the band's first one
- B
their first
- C
what was on the first
- Dcheck_circle
the first
Explanation
"The first" parallels "the second album," providing a clean noun comparison without pronoun ambiguity.