Question the-so
The soundtrack to Mira Nair’s 1991 film Mississippi Masala expressively captures the clashing of cultures that happens when blank (a young Pakistani woman from Uganda and a young African American man from Mississippi) meet. Featured throughout the film are songs from Uganda’s Afrigo Band, the Pakistani composer L. Subramaniam, and the Mississippi blues musician Sam Chatmon.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
it’s two protagonists
its two protagonist’s
it’s two protagonist’s
its two protagonists
The soundtrack to Mira Nair’s 1991 film Mississippi Masala expressively captures the clashing of cultures that
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Answer explanation
Choice D is the best answer. The conventions being tested are the use of possessive determiners and the use of plural nouns. The singular possessive determiner "its"—which agrees in number with the singular noun phrase "Mira Nair’s 1991 film Mississippi Masala"—and the plural noun "protagonists" correctly indie that Nair’s film has multiple protagonists.
Choice A is incorrect because "it’s" is the contraction for "it is," not a possessive determiner. Choice B is incorrect because the context requires the plural noun "protagonists," not the singular possessive noun "protagonist’s." Choice C is incorrect because the context requires the possessive determiner "its" and the plural noun "protagonists," not the contraction "it’s" or the singular possessive noun "protagonist’s."
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