Form, Structure, and Sense: Agreement and Usage

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 4/5

My ______ recipe for sourdough bread has been passed down through four generations of our family.

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

A
$mother-in-law's$
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B
$mother in law's$
C
$mother's-in-law$
D
$mother in laws$

Explanation

Compound nouns form the possessive at the end of the entire compound: "mother-in-law's recipe."

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