Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word/verb phrase from the given options and fill blank (iv).

The earth (i) _________ round the sun and the moon goes round the earth. There (ii) _________ several other bodies which like the earth go round the sun. The moon is called a satellite of the earth (iii) _________ it hangs on to it. The other planets have also (iv) _________ their satellites. The sun and the planets with their satellites form a happy family. This is called the solar system. Solar means belonging to the sun and (v) _________ sun being the father of all the planets, (vi) _________ whole group (vii) _________ the solar (viii) _________.

  1. get

  2. gotten

  3. got

  4. getting

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The present perfect tense 'have got' (option C) indicates that planets already possess satellites. In British English, 'have got' is commonly used to mean possession. 'Have gotten' is American English, 'have get' is grammatically incorrect, and 'have getting' uses the wrong verb form after 'have'. The context shows a factual statement about what celestial bodies possess.