______ affects their ability to fly; their temperature must be under 86 degrees fahrenheit.\nwhich choice…

______ affects their ability to fly; their temperature must be under 86 degrees fahrenheit.\nwhich choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english?\nchoose 1 answer:\na butterflies body temperature\nb butterflies body temperature\nc butterflys body temperatures\nd butterfly body temperatures

______ affects their ability to fly; their temperature must be under 86 degrees fahrenheit.\nwhich choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english?\nchoose 1 answer:\na butterflies body temperature\nb butterflies body temperature\nc butterflys body temperatures\nd butterfly body temperatures

Answer

Brief Explanations:

To determine the correct possessive form, we analyze each option:

  • Option A: "Butterflies body temperature" lacks the possessive apostrophe, so it's incorrect.
  • Option B: "Butterflies' body temperature" uses the plural possessive (since "their" in the sentence refers to multiple butterflies) correctly, showing that the body temperature belongs to butterflies.
  • Option C: "Butterfly's body temperature's" is incorrect as it uses a singular possessive for "butterfly" (while the context implies multiple) and an unnecessary possessive for "temperature".
  • Option D: "Butterfly body temperature's" is incorrect as it lacks the possessive for "butterfly" and has an unnecessary possessive for "temperature".

Answer:

B. Butterflies' body temperature