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Standard English Conventions / Form, Structure, and Sense Difficulty: Medium

Interest in mechanotransduction, the mechanism by which cells sense and convert mechanical stimuli into biochemical signals, is expanding because of innovative work by biomedical scientists—many of whom, like neuroscience and biophysics expert Elba Serrano, blank this mechanism to better understand how the body’s neurological and biomechanical systems interact.

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

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Explanation

Choice C is the best answer. The convention being tested is the use of verb forms within a sentence. The plural verb "study" agrees in number with the plural subject "many."

Choice A is incorrect because the singular verb "is studying" doesn’t agree in number with the plural subject "many." Choice B is incorrect because the singular verb "has studied" doesn’t agree in number with the plural subject "many." Choice D is incorrect because the singular verb "studies" doesn’t agree in number with the plural subject "many."