SAT OwlQuestion bank / Form, Structure, and Sense
Octopuses are masters of disguise. Using specialized cells and muscles, they can change the color and texture of ______ skin in a fraction of a second.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A
their
B
its
C
they're
D
there
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Answer: A
The skin belongs to the octopuses, a plural noun, so the plural possessive pronoun "their" is correct. "They're" means "they are," and "there" refers to a place.
Choice B is a possessive pronoun, but it is singular and the antecedent "Octopuses" is plural.
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