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Mark for Review
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A
B
C
D
Correct Answer: D
Your Answer:
Explanation
D
In this Rules question, apostrophes with nouns are changing in the answer choices. Determine whether each word possesses anything. The artists possess the individual styles, but the individual styles don't possess anything. Eliminate any answer that doesn't match this.
(A) is wrong because styles shouldn't be possessive.
(B) is wrong because artist's is used for one artist, but the passage discusses Aboriginal artists.
(C) is wrong because artists should have an apostrophe, since it is possessive.
(D) is correct because artists is plural and possessive, and individual styles is plural but not possessive.
