Form, Structure, and Sense: Agreement and Usage

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

The two ______ debate over the proper interpretation of the data dominated the afternoon session of the conference.

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

  • A

    scientists'

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  • B

    scientists's

  • C

    scientists

  • D

    scientist's

Explanation

Two scientists own the debate together; the regular plural "scientists" takes only an apostrophe to form the possessive: "scientists' debate."

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