Question

some people mistakenly believe that the element curium was discovered by marie and pierre curie. while the element is named in honor of the curies, it was actually discovered by ______ and his research team in 1944. which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english? choose 1 answer: a nuclear, chemist glenn t. seaborg b nuclear chemist, glenn t. seaborg c nuclear chemist, glenn t. seaborg, d nuclear chemist glenn t. seaborg

Explanation:

• In English, when a title (like "nuclear chemist") directly modifies a name (Glenn T. Seaborg), there is no need for a comma.
• Option A has an incorrect comma after "nuclear".
• Option B has an incorrect comma between "nuclear chemist" and the name.
• Option C has an extra comma at the end.

Answer:

D. nuclear chemist Glenn T. Seaborg