The articles ____ the magazine publishers are very scholarly.

In the sentence "The articles that the magazine publishers are very scholarly," the word "that" is a relative pronoun. It is used to introduce a relative (adjective) clause that provides additional information about the noun "articles."

Here's how it works:

• "That" introduces the relative clause.

• "the magazine publishes" is the relative clause modifying the noun "articles."

In English, relative pronouns (like "that," "which," "who," etc.) are commonly used to connect clauses and provide more information about a noun in the main clause. In this case, "that" connects the main clause to the relative clause, specifying which articles the sentence is referring to.