Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

  1. Earth

  2. revolves

  3. around

  4. the sun

  5. No error
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E Correct answer
Explanation

Although there is lot of confusion regarding the capitalisation of 'Earth' as well as use of definite article 'the' before the name, we have to bear certain things in mind when we are dealing with grammatical usages. Earth is the name for one of the planets of the solar system. We use capital case when we name the other planets. So, unless we are talking of 'earth' as soil or the world, it is better to use it as a proper noun, in capital case, without article. 'Sun' is the central star of a planetary system. It is not used as a proper noun.

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