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About 70,000 meteorites have been found on Earth. Although most meteorites are fragments of ______ hundred have been
identified as being from the Moon or Mars.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. asteroids. Several
B. asteroids, several
C. asteroids; several
D. asteroids: several
B. asteroids, several
Earth is not a perfect sphere. Due to the ______ gravitational pull, Earth bulges out on the sides closest to and farthest from the
Moon. This distorting pull is known as a tidal force, and it is responsible for the changes in water levels that are called high and
low tides.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. Moon’s
B. Moons
C. Moons’
D. Moon
A. Moon’s
Mathematician and meteorologist Edward Lorenz used the metaphor of the “butterfly effect” to explain how seemingly minor
events can have major impacts on future weather. According to Lorenz’s metaphor, the wind from a butterfly flapping ______ in
Brazil might eventually grow into a storm elsewhere across the globe.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. it’s wings’
B. its wings’
C. it’s wing’s
D. its wings
D. its wings