Correct the sentence below.

The cameras of the Voyager II spacecraft detected six small, previously unseen moons circling Uranus, which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting the distant planet.

(A) which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting

(B) doubling to twelve the number of satellites now known to orbit

(C) which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known in orbit around

(D) doubling to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting

(E) which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known that orbit

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Isabel Schneider

4 July, 20:40

Correct the sentence below.

The cameras of the Voyager II spacecraft detected six small, previously unseen moons circling Uranus, which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting the distant planet.

(A) which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting

(B) doubling to twelve the number of satellites now known to orbit

(C) which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known in orbit around

(D) doubling to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting

(E) which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known that orbit

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Peppy · Answer 1

Option B

Explanation:

Because in the 1st part of sentence, past indefinite was used that's why in the second part there should use past continuous.

Another reason is that in all the options word orbiting has used but there should use word orbit as it is used in option B.

Beckett Hammond · Answer 2

Answer: (B) doubling to twelve the number of satellites now known to orbit