Form, Structure, and Sense: Agreement and Usage

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

The ______ surface temperature can reach 465 degrees Celsius — hotter than any other planet in the solar system.

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

A
$Venus's$
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B
$Venuss$
C
$Venuses$
D
$Venus'$

Explanation

Singular nouns ending in s typically still take apostrophe + s in modern usage: "Venus's surface temperature."

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