The unclassified plants from Brazil could not survive when transplante

Question

The unclassified plants from Brazil could not survive when transplanted  to an American desert because they are native to  a rainforest with heavy precipitation.

A to an American desert because they are native to 
B as an American desert because they are native in 
C to an American desert because they are natives of 
D as an American desert because they had been native to 
E as an American desert because they had been natives of

shashankism · Answer

as an American Desert is wrong as plants can be transplanted to a desert not as a desert..

B,D,E is wrong..

also native should be singular 
A is correct..

gmat_India · Answer

For humans we use native of and for other things we use native to. In case of plants native of is wrong. Hence C and E are out. B uses unidiomatic native in. Hence out.

Moreover B, D and E uses transplanted as American deserts.Such usage distorts the meaning.

Hence answer is A.

stne · Answer

why does native have to be singular here?

abhimahna · Answer

Hi  stne  ,

Plants are one kind of species and hence we are saying the whole group is native to some place.

On a similar basis, I can say My friends are native to Australia.

Many people native to one place.

Does that make sense?

Nunuboy1994 · Answer

The correct idiom is "native to"

stne · Answer

Yes, as native is a collective noun , it should be singular. ( Am a little late here in acknowledging your response, but better late than never). Thank you.

shinichikudo · Answer

Easy SC question

We have to know the idiom ''native to'' and not ''native of'' or ''native in'' . Also ''when transplanted to'' and not ''transplanted as'' Answer A.

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