Question

Read the passage. Look at the underlined section marked number (25). There may be a mistake in the way the sentence is written. If you find a mistake, choose the answer that corrects the mistake. If there is no mistake, choose ‘Correct as is.’

A) Correct as is.
B) Its roots ran in three directions: heaven, the frost giants’ home and to the under-world, beneath the earth.
C) Its roots ran in three directions: to heaven, to the frost giants’ home and to the under-world, beneath the earth.
D) Its roots ran in three directions: to heaven, to the frost giants’ home and upon the under-world, beneath the earth.

Answer 1

C). Its roots ran in three directions: to heaven, to the frost giants’ home and to the under-world, beneath the earth.

Answer 2

The correct answer is

C) Its roots ran in three directions: to heaven, to the frost giants’ home and to the under-world, beneath the earth

Option B: it needs the preposition to is

B) Its roots ran in three directions: to heaven, to the frost giants’ home and to the under-world, beneath the earth.

D) Option D is redundant : upon the under-world, beneath the earth.