In the context of the passage, which of the following options would best replace the underlined portion of sentence 17 (reproduced below) ?

Even if scientists do find liquid water someday, they better be darned sure they don’t contaminate it with microorganisms from Earth.

A. we all better hope that they don’t go and contaminate it

B. hopefully they won’t mess it up by contaminating it

C. let’s hope that they don’t go and contaminate it

D. they will have to be careful to avoid contaminating it

E. it better not get contaminated by them

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Answer:

D) they will have to be careful to avoid contaminating it

Explanation:

This version most effectively expresses the writer’s ideas without showing bias. The writer’s word choice is neutral in tone, preserving the writer’s credibility with the audience.

The underlined portion of the sentence can be replaced with "they will have to be careful to avoid contaminating it".

What is a sentence?

A sentence refers is the basic unit of language which completely represents and conveys a thought. The selection of words in a sentence and the selection of whole sentence should be appropriate in the context.

The given sentence talks about the liquid water and its contaimination. The appropriate sentence to replace the underlined part will be the one that is compatible to properly convey the thought.

Therefore the correct option is D.

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