Question

the foxtail pine (pinus balfouriana) known as rcr 1, located in the united states, is one of the oldest known trees in the world, at 1,666 years old. with almost two millennia of climate data in its tree - single tree like this, claims dendrochronologist valerie trouet, can tell the history of the world. which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english? a) rings and a b) rings, a c) rings. a d) rings; a

Explanation:

In standard English, when referring to something that can tell a story, we use "its" as a possessive pronoun. "It's" is a contraction of "it is". Here, we want to say the tree has climate - data in its (the tree's) rings. The correct phrase is "in its tree rings".

Answer:

B. rings, a