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by vipulgoyal » Mon Jun 16, 2014 3:15 am
Scientists calculated that the asteroid, traveling at 46,000 miles an hour, is on an elliptical path that orbits the Sun once a year and regularly brings it back
toward Earth.

(A) hour, is on an elliptical path that orbits the Sun once a year and regularly brings it
(B) hour, is orbiting the Sun once a year on an elliptical path that regularly brings it
(C) hour, once a year orbits the Sun, regularly bringing it on an elliptical path
(D) hour and orbiting the Sun once a year on an elliptical path, regularly bringing it
(E) hour, orbits the Sun on an elliptical path once a year and that regularly brings it

OA B, whats wrong with E
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by [email protected] » Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:57 am
Hi vipulgoyal,

Verbs that end in "-ing" are sometimes referred to as "timeless" verbs; these verbs are used when referring to an activity that occurs now, occurred yesterday and will probably occur tomorrow. In this SC, there's a reference to an asteroid "orbiting" the sun - this makes sense because the asteroid was orbiting the sun yesterday, it's orbiting the sun now and will probably still be orbiting the sun tomorrow. The verb "orbits" implies present-tense only, which isn't correct in this context.

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