Unlike the other major planets, Pluto has a highly eccentric orbit, which is thus closer to the Sun than Neptune is for 20 years out of every 230-year cycle, even though it is commonly described as the remotest planet in the solar system.
An easy question .
A) Pluto has a highly eccentric orbit, which is thus closer to the Sun than Neptune is
Intended meaning of the sentence, Pluto’s orbit is closer to the sun than Neptune, is wrong. We need to talk about Pluto, not Pluto’s orbit.
B) Pluto has a highly eccentric orbit and is thus closer to the Sun than Neptune is
Intended meaning of the sentence is correct
C) Pluto's orbit is highly eccentric and is thus closer to the Sun than Neptune
Major planets are being compared with orbit . Wrong
D) the orbit of Pluto is highly eccentric and thus closer to Sun than Neptune
Same error as in C
E) the orbit of Pluto is highly eccentric, thus closer to the Sun than Neptune is
Same error as in C
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