Multiple choice

Direction: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

Even while rotating on its inclined axis, the earth revolves around the sun in its elliptically orbit.

  1. the earth revolves around the sun in its elliptically orbit.

  2. the earth revolves around the sun in their elliptically orbit.

  3. the earth revolves around the sun in its elliptical orbit.

  4. in their elliptical orbit, the earth revolves around the sun.

  5. s around the sun in it's elliptical orbit.

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

(C): Adjective 'elliptical' and not adverb 'elliptically' will be used as noun 'orbit' is being modified. Options (A) and (B) use an adverb and are wrong. (B) and (D) options also used a wrong pronoun 'their'.  Apostrophe usage with possessive pronoun 'it' is wrong.

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