Form, Structure, and Sense: Agreement and Usage

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 5/5

Quincy ______ early career as a jazz arranger laid the groundwork for his later success in popular music.

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

Explanation

The possessive of a singular name ending in s is typically formed by adding apostrophe + s in modern usage: "Jones's early career."

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