Standard English ConventionsHardPossessive relative pronoun for authors
Standard English Conventions practice question
The book was written by two authors, ____ names appear on the cover.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. whoseCorrect
- B. who's
- C. which
- D. that
Answer: A. whose
Whose shows that the names belong to the authors.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. who's
- Who's means who is.
- C. which
- Which cannot show possession here.
- D. that
- That cannot show possession.
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