Question

Identify the correct choice of word.

We must admit that the best players in the tournament are ____.
A.) They
B.) Their.
2.) Jen,___latest short story was published last week, is only 15 years old.
A.) Who
B.) Whose

Answer 1

The best players in the tournament are 'they', and Jen, 'whose' latest short story was published, is only 15 years old.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct choice of words for the first blank would be 'they' because it is the subject case pronoun that fits the context of the sentence. The sentence should be: 'We must admit that the best players in the tournament are they'.

For the second blank, the correct choice would be 'whose' because it is the possessive case pronoun that is needed to indicate that the short story belongs to Jen. The completed sentence should read: 'Jen, whose latest short story was published last week, is only 15 years old'.

Answer 2

The correct answer for 1 should be A) They. Even though it sounds odd, it is not incorrect and it is more correct than their because the right possessive pronoun should be "theirs"

For the second sentence there are no tricky questionable decisions and the correct answer is B. Whose.