tinashine20 wrote:
A revered journalist and author, Ruben Martinez in his first book, originally published in 1992. explores the street-artist culture in Los Angeles and their relationship to youth solidarity, gang conflict, and personal expression.
A. A revered journalist and author, Ruben Martinez in his first book, originally published in 1992, explores the street-artist culture in Los Angeles and their
B. A revered journalist and author, Ruben Martinez in his first book, originally published in 1992, explores the street-artist culture in Los Angeles and their
C. Ruben Martinez, revered journalist and author, explore in his first book, originally published in 1992, the street-artist culture in Los Angeles and its
D. In his first book, originally published in 1992, Ruben Martinez, a revered journalist and author, explores the street-artist culture in Los Angeles and their
E. In his first book, originally published in 1992, revered journalist and author Ruben Martinez explores the street-artist culture in Los Angeles and its
I spent 1'07'' to solve this problem and chose answer choice (E).
The answer choices have a 3-2 split between "their" and "its". Since the object is street-artist culture, a singular noun, it is incorrect to use the possessive adjective "their". Therefore, answer choices (A), (B), and (D) can be eliminated.
I chose (E) because I think it is quite similar to an
OG problem (
thelonious-monk-who-was-a-jazz-pianist-and-composer-127087.html) in that a noun that is used to describe someone's occupation is placed before that person's name and without a comma. I don't think it's a rule but rather a special idiom.
What's the OA?
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