Question

the ____ great wealth can be traced back to trade and investments that occurred in the 19th century. which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english? choose 1 answer: a forbes familys b forbes families c forbes families d forbeses familys

Explanation:

1. We need a singular possessive form here to show the great wealth belongs to the single Forbes family.

• Option B uses the plural possessive "families'" which refers to multiple unrelated families, which is incorrect here.
• Option C incorrectly places the possessive marker on "Forbes" before the plural "families", which is grammatically wrong for this context.
• Option D uses a misformed pluralization "Forbeses" for the family name, the standard singular possessive does not require this.
• Option A "Forbes family's" is the correct singular possessive form to show the wealth belongs to the Forbes family.

Answer:

A. Forbes family's