Earth is not a perfect circle. 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.

Question

Earth is not a perfect circle. 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?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A)   Moons’ 
A
Moons’
(Choice B)   Moons 
B
Moons
(Choice C)   Moon’s 
C
Moon’s
(Choice D)   Moon 
D
Moon

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The correct choice to complete the text is (Choice C) Moon’s.

The sentence would read: "Due to the Moon’s gravitational pull, Earth bulges out on the sides closest to and farthest from the Moon." The possessive form "Moon’s" correctly indicates that the gravitational pull belongs to the Moon.