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philanthropist Winifred Holt discovered. Noun phrase in apposition to the subject. All the other options except (1) make use of connecting words which convert the phrase to a clause.

(Not only does the gravitational attraction of the moon). Conjunction ''Not only….. But also'' are always used in pair. Secondly, whenever a sentence begins with a negative word, the verb is used before the subject. All these conditions are fulfilled by (3) option. 

This is the correct option. ‘The’ here is used to indicate all the members of a specific family.

This is the correct option. ‘An’ is used before singular nouns beginning with a vowel.

To put or set something in the ground for growth is called planting it. This is the correct answer as seeds are planted.

This is the correct answer as aesthetic means having a sense of the beautiful; characterised by a love of beauty. According to the context, the pleasant enjoyment of the art show was increased by the presence of the artists.

This is the correct answer as ‘drive’ means to cause a vehicle to move. A person can drive a vehicle. This is correct in this context as 'Inder can drive a truck' is correct.

This is the correct answer as ‘victorious’ indicates having achieved a victory or triumph in a battle or against someone providing opposition. It is the victorious troops that celebrate in the streets of the city. 

This is the correct option. ‘Of’ as a preposition is used while indicating the material or substance constituting something.

This is the correct answer as distant indicates apart in relevance or association. Relatives that are connected through someone are also referred to as distant relations or distant cousins.

Here, ‘before’ is the correct option as it refers to the period of time preceding a particular event or time.

This is the correct option. It implies ‘incidentally'.

This is the correct option. ‘Apart from’ is used to indicate ‘except for’.

This is the correct answer as pompous means arrogant and the sentence indicates a contrast by using the conjunction ‘but’, which means that though he is arrogant/pompous, he still has a kind heart.

This is the correct option. ‘Should’ is used to indicate obligation, duty or correctness, typically when criticising someone's actions.