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Verbal·Standard English Conventions·Form, Structure, and Sense
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In 1840, Rowland Hill’s penny postage system revolutionized mail in Britain, rendering obsolete previous systems in which senders paid variable rates based on distance traveled and recipients often refused delivery to avoid owing postage. Following        lead came similar systems implemented by reformers in other nations, such as Wilhelm Naeff in Switzerland and José Clemente Pereira in Brazil.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A
they’re
B
their
C
its
D
it’s