Question

Choose the option that best combines the given sentences:
The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on earth. It is 165.25 million square kilometers in area.

• A. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on earth because it is 165.25 million square kilometers in area.
• B. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on earth with an area of 165.25 million square kilometers.
• C. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on earth and it is 165.25 million square kilometers in area.
• D. NO CHANGE

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on earth with an area of 165.25 million square kilometers.

To use noun phrase in apposition, two noun phrases are placed next to each other in a clause and refer to same thing without using a conjunction, here “the Pacific Ocean”, hence Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the goal, hence incorrect.