Sentence Correction

The velocity and inertia of the earth counter the force of gravity, thus maintaining the earth in orbit rather than allowing it to crash into the sun, as meteors do.

A) thus maintaining the earth in orbit rather than allowing it to crash into the sun, as meteors do

B) thus maintaining the earth in orbit and not allowing it to crash into the sun, as meteors

C) thus maintaining the earth in orbit instead of allowing it to crash into the sun, like meteors

D) and maintain the earth in orbit but do not allow it to crash into the sun, as is done by meteors

E) and maintain the earth in orbit, unlike meteors that crash into the sun



OA A

Source: Princeton Review