Question

in 2022, mountain guide phil henderson led the full circle expedition, a team of _______ that became the first all - black team of climbers to summit mt. everest and that works to promote diversity and representation in outdoor adventure sports.
which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english?
choose 1 answer:
a mountaineers;
b mountaineers and
c mountaineers
d mountaineers,

Explanation:

To determine the correct option, analyze the sentence structure: "a team of ______ that became..." requires a noun (no punctuation/conjunction) to connect to the restrictive relative clause "that became...".

• Option A: Semicolon is invalid (needs independent clause).
• Option B: "and" creates an incomplete structure.
• Option D: Comma incorrectly separates the noun from the restrictive clause.
• Option C: "mountaineers" fits as the noun, with the relative clause ("that became...") properly modifying "team of mountaineers".

Answer:

C. mountaineers