Because of the Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, but also 400 times farther away from Earth, so both the Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in thesky.
Option Elimination -
(A) Because of the Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, but also 400 times farther away from Earth, so both the Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky. - "Because of" introduces a prepositional phrase; we need some noun or action it modifies. But here we have "so," the coordinating conjunction. For what? Are we combining two independent clauses? No. I'm afraid that's not right.
(B) The Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, is also 400 times farther away from Earth, so the Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky. Ok. We have an independent clause combined by "so" with another independent clause. Moreover, it conveys the effect of "The Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, is also 400 times farther
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Option Elimination -
(A) Because of the Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, but also 400 times farther away from Earth, so both the Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky. - "Because of" introduces a prepositional phrase; we need some noun or action it modifies. But here we have "so," the coordinating conjunction. For what? Are we combining two independent clauses? No. I'm afraid that's not right.
(B) The Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, is also 400 times farther away from Earth, so the Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky. Ok. We have an independent clause combined by "so" with another independent clause. Moreover, it conveys the effect of "The Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, is also 400 times farther
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