Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
The author, ______ novel won the national prize, will speak at the library tonight.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. whose
- 'who' is a subjective pronoun and cannot modify a noun to indicate possession.
- 'whom' is an objective pronoun and cannot show possession of 'novel'.
- "who's" is a contraction of 'who is' or 'who has', creating the nonsensical reading 'who is novel won'.
- 'whom' is an objective pronoun and cannot show possession of 'novel'.
- "who's" is a contraction of 'who is' or 'who has', creating the nonsensical reading 'who is novel won'.
- Step 1: Identify the required relationship: a possessive relative pronoun modifying novel to indicate authorship.
- Step 2: Whose is the possessive form of who.
- Step 3: Distinguish from who's, which is a contraction of 'who is' or 'who has'.
Answer
whose.
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