|Question 17Verbal

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Olga Tokarczuk of Poland won it; George Bernard Shaw of Ireland won it, too. These are just two examples of the wide range of writers to be granted what is arguably the most prestigious _______ the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
award; for a person of letters,
A
award for a person of letters;
B
award: for a person of letters
C
award for a person of letters:
D