Question

writing and language
6 ** the satyr plays produced in ancient greece should not be confused with the satires performed in rome. the romans developed an independent tradition of satire, one of the few literary genres that ______ created.
7 although people who sleep in the middle of the day are often perceived as lazy, they are actually a remarkably accomplished group. winston churchill, john f. kennedy, napoleon, albert einstein, and thomas edison were all ______ known for valuing their afternoon rest.
8 in the winter of 1885, archaeologists in greece discovered a unique assembly of figures from 480 bc. researchers were astonished not only because of the importance of the works, but also because of the excellent preservation of ______ original surface paint.
9 the algorithms developed by computer scientist stephanie gil address such key questions as how robots share information and how each robot acts as an algorithm so that ______ actions are coherent within a group.
10 research on extremophiles, microscopic bacteria and spores that can survive in extreme conditions such as very high or low temperatures, ______ that these organisms are among the most abundant life - forms on earth.

Explanation:

1. The relative - clause "that were created" is needed to modify "literary genres". The correct form is "that were created" and the subject of the clause is "genres" which is plural, so "they" is incorrect. "A" and "B" are singular and incorrect. The answer is the option that makes the most sense in the context of the relative - clause structure.
2. The list of people (Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy, etc.) implies that they are multiple "famous nappers", so the plural form is correct.
3. The antecedent of the possessive pronoun is "works" which is plural, so "their" is the correct possessive pronoun.
4. The antecedent of the possessive pronoun is "robots" (implied by "each robot" and the context of group actions), so "their" is the correct possessive pronoun.
5. The subject "Research" is singular, so the verb should be in the third - person singular form "shows".

Answer:

1. No option text provided in the question for the correct answer.
2. C. famous nappers
3. D. their
4. C. their
5. D. shows