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Like ants, termites have an elaborate social structure in which a few individuals reproduce and the rest are serving the colony by tending juveniles, gathering food, building the nest, or they battle intruders. A. are serving the colony by tending juveniles, gathering food, building the nest, or they battle B. are serving the colony in that they tend juveniles, gather food, build the nest, or battle C. serve the colony, tending juveniles, gathering food, building the nest, or by battling D. serve the colony by tending juveniles, gathering food, by building the nest, or by battling E. serve the colony by tending juveniles, gathering food, building the nest, or battling ***** Thanks from all to underline the tested part of the sentence... I did it for u, Fig  *****
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"serve the colony" maintains correct tense. therefore its either c, d or e.
e maintains parallel structure properly.
hence E it is.
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Like ants, termites have an elaborate social structure in which a few individuals reproduce and the rest are serving the colony by tending juveniles, gathering food, building the nest, or they battle intruders.
A. are serving the colony by tending juveniles, gathering food, building the nest, or they battle
B. are serving the colony in that they tend juveniles, gather food, build the nest, or battle
C. serve the colony, tending juveniles, gathering food, building the nest, or by battling
D. serve the colony by tending juveniles, gathering food, by building the nest, or by battling
E. serve the colony by tending juveniles, gathering food, building the nest, or battling
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Two parallel constructions, only E gets both of them right.
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Like ants, termites have an elaborate social structure in which a few individuals reproduce and the rest are serving the colony by tending juveniles, gathering food, building the nest, or they battle intruders.
A. are serving the colony by tending juveniles, gathering food, building the nest, or they battle
B. are serving the colony in that they tend juveniles, gather food, build the nest, or battle
C. serve the colony, tending juveniles, gathering food, building the nest, or by battling
D. serve the colony by tending juveniles, gathering food, by building the nest, or by battling
E. serve the colony by tending juveniles, gathering food, building the nest, or battling
I understand the answer options and the logic behind correct answer.
Below is my question:
In option B, is use of that correct? are serving the colony in that they tend juveniles, gather food, build the nest, or battle
or use of which correct i.e. are serving the colony in which they tend juveniles, gather food, build the nest, or battle
Experts, please reply
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Re: Like ants, termites have an elaborate social structure in [#permalink]
12 May 2013, 10:01
Swati, in that is a conjunction that means inasmuch as; in that has largely gone out of use, and is considered stilted and overly formal. So, it is safe to assume that any usage of in that would be largely incorrect on GMAT. p.s. I somehow recollect there used to be an old GMATPrep question where the option that used in that was the right choice. But GMAT keeps evolving and hopefully it will not be in future.
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Re: Like ants, termites have an elaborate social structure in [#permalink]
13 May 2013, 06:24
I am still not clear..Is the use of which correct in the above statement? and which one is better?that or which?
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