Question

1. which option below corrects the grammar mistakes in the following sentence? original: the explorers were hiking for hours they finally saw the mountain, it looks beautiful as the sun is setting behind it. the explorers hiked for hours. they finally see the mountain, and it looked beautiful as the sun set behind it. the explorers were hiking for hours, they finally saw the mountain. it looked beautiful as the sun is setting behind it. the explorers hiked for hours. they finally saw the mountain, and it looked beautiful as the sun set behind it. the explorers hiked for hours, they finally saw the mountain it looked beautiful as the sun set behind it.

Explanation:

The original sentence has run - on issues and inconsistent verb tenses. The correct version should separate independent clauses properly and maintain consistent past - tense verbs. The first option has a tense error ("see" should be "saw"). The second option has inconsistent tenses ("is setting" in a past - context). The fourth option has a run - on as it combines clauses without proper punctuation. The correct answer is the third option which separates clauses with a period and uses all past - tense verbs consistently.

Answer:

The explorers hiked for hours. They finally saw the mountain, and it looked beautiful as the sun set behind it.