Form, Structure, and Sense: Agreement and Usage

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

______ research on coral bleaching has earned international recognition in the marine biology community.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

A
$Dr. Lee's and Dr. Patel's$
B
$Dr. Lees and Dr. Patels$
C
$Dr. Lee and Dr. Patel's$
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D
$Dr. Lee and Dr. Patel$

Explanation

For joint possession of a single shared item ("research"), the possessive 's appears only on the second name: "Dr. Lee and Dr. Patel's."

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