Several of the ______ original manuscripts were donated to the university archive by the family last spring.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- Acheck_circle
authors'
- B
authors
- C
authors's
- D
author's
Explanation
"Several of the authors" requires plural possession. For a regular plural ending in s, add only an apostrophe: "authors' original manuscripts."