Express the following in the form $\frac{p}{q},$ where $p$ and $q$ are integers and $q \neq 0$ :
$0.888 \ldots$

• A
  $\frac{8}{3}$
• B
  $\frac{5}{9}$
• C
  $\frac{8}{9}$
• D
  $\frac{8}{7}$