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Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error. There are eight planets in our solar system a
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Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
There are eight planets in our solar system and a Earth is the third planet from the Sun.

A.

There are eight planets

B.

planet from the Sun.

C.

and a Earth is the third

D.

in our solar system

Correct option is C


Explanation:
• “a Earth” is incorrect because “Earth” is a proper noun and starts with a vowel sound.
• It should be: "the Earth", not "a Earth".
Correct: …and the Earth is the third planet…
Grammar Rule:
Use “the” before unique nouns (like the Sun, the Earth, the Moon).

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