In 1991, American biologists Linda, Buck, and Richard Axel published a landmark paper on the olfactory system. The paper detailed the discovery of the location of odor receptors in the nose and led to a more comprehensive understanding of how humans smell. In 2004,____received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for that research.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

The pronouns consistency is tested in the given question.

The right choice is plural and is consistent with Linda, Buck, and Richard Axel.

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Choice A is incorrect because “We” is a first-person plural pronoun, used when the speaker is included in the group being referred to. Since the sentence is not written from the perspective of Linda Buck or Richard Axel,

we

Choice B is incorrect because “One” is a pronoun used to refer to a single, unspecified person and is not suitable for referring to two specific individuals mentioned in the text.

one

Choice C is correct because “They” is the correct pronoun to refer back to Linda Buck and Richard Axel, the two biologists mentioned earlier in the text.

they

Choice D is incorrect because “Some” is a vague pronoun that does not clearly refer to Linda Buck and Richard Axel.

some

Correct sentence

The text with the most logical and precise word - they

Option

C

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?