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Unlike the nests of leaf cutters and most other ants, situated undergr 28 Jan 2021, 23:02
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Option C>>Unlike leaf cutters and most other ants, whose nests are situated underground or in pieces of wood, raider ants make a portable nest by entwining their long legs to form “curtains” of ants that hang from logs or boulders, providing protection for the queen and the colony larvae and pupae.

Here "Or" is a parallel marker

Which entity is parallel to Prepositional phrase(in pieces of wood) ?
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Hi Smitc007,

It is underground:
... whose nests are situated (a) underground or (b) in pieces of wood... ~ "situated underground" or "situated in pieces of wood"
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Unlike the nests of leaf cutters and most other ants, situated undergr 06 Jun 2021, 22:25
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Quick clarification: with answer choice C, the sentence looks like this:

Unlike leaf cutters and most other ants, whose nests are , situated underground or in pieces of wood, raider ants make ...

Is comma after "whose nests are" correct? I did not choose C b/c I thought this comma was misplaced thus C was wrong. Can someone explain this to me? Thank you :)
Comma is part of the underlined portion of the original sentence and so, with option C, the comma goes away.
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Hi EducationAisle by far C is the best available choice, but from understanding purpose, I want to check does whose modify "leaf cutter and most other ants" or only "most other ants"? Or more generic question
X and Y, which are... in this is "which" modifying both "X and Y" or only "Y"?

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Or more generic question
X and Y, which are... in this is "which" modifying both "X and Y" or only "Y"?
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Hi Rohit, which can modify X and Y.

An example:

Unlike the shuttle and earlier spacecraft, which were capable of carrying sufficient power in fuel cells and batteries for their short flights, a permanently orbiting space station will have to generate its own electricity.
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Unlike the nests of leaf cutters and most other ants, situated underground or in pieces of wood, raider ants make a portable nest by entwining their long legs to form "curtains" of ants that hang from logs or boulders, providing protection for the queen and the colony larvae and pupae.


Unlike (used to compare nouns) the nests of leaf cutters and most other ants,
- situated (ed-modifier, modifying nests) underground or in pieces of wood,
raider ants (subject - plural) make (verb - plural) a portable nest by entwining (prep phrase) their (raider ants) long legs to form "curtains" of ants that hang from logs or boulders, providing (comma+ ing - presenting the result) protection for the queen and the colony larvae and pupae.

error 1 - nests are being compared to raider ants

(B) the nests of leaf cutters and most other ants, which are
nest with ants - wrong comparison

(C) leaf cutters and most other ants, whose nests are
correct

(D) leaf cutters and most other ants in having nests
in having nest - no sense

(E) those of leaf cutters and most other ants with nests
those of - antecedent?
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EducationAisle sir,

In Option A, "situated underground..." is a past participial phrase. Isn't this past participial phrase modifying "ants". So the meaning conveyed is that the ants are situated underground or in pieces of wood.
Logically the past participial phrase should modify the noun or noun phrase whichever makes sense. Over here it should modify "nests".

Furthermore, in option D is "in pieces of wood" parallel to "in having nests" or "in pieces of wood" is parallel to "situated". In the latter case, both are functioning as adverbial phrases modifying the verb(are situated) and are parallel to each other.

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EducationAisle sir,

In Option A, "situated underground..." is a past participial phrase. Isn't this past participial phrase modifying "ants". So the meaning conveyed is that the ants are situated underground or in pieces of wood.
Logically the past participial phrase should modify the noun or noun phrase whichever makes sense. Over here it should modify "nests".
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Agreed. I don't really see a modifier issue in A. The real issue is incorrect comparison.

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Furthermore, in option D is "in pieces of wood" parallel to "in having nests" or "in pieces of wood" is parallel to "situated". In the latter case, both are functioning as adverbial phrases modifying the verb(are situated) and are parallel to each other.
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Yes, parallelism is between "situated underground" or "in pieces of wood".
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Sentence starts with "Unlike"

Unlike is used for comparison. We have match X and Y

Here, Y is "raider ants"

So, X must be similar to "raider ants"

In A and B

X is "the nests".

We cannot compare "nests" with raider ants. Eliminate A and B

In option E,

X is " those of leaf cutters and most other ants"

We cannot compare "something of ants" with "raider ants"

Eliminate E.

In option D,

X is " leaf cutters and most other ants " , which can be compared to raider ants

But "in having nests" incorrectly modifies "raider ants"

Eliminate D

Hence, C is the answer
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Sentence is comparing ants. Unlike should be followed by leaf cutters and most other ants. A, B & E are out. D lacks the main verb hence incorrect. C is the right choice.
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Unlike the nests of leaf cutters and most other ants, situated underground or in pieces of wood, raider ants make a portable nest by entwining their long legs to form "curtains" of ants that hang from logs or boulders, providing protection for the queen and the colony larvae and pupae.
When unlike is used , we need to compare noun with noun . Here, raider ants should be compared with other type of ants . So, we can pick options start with leaf cutters. Only C and D. Out of these two , i go with C as the comparison is very clear , shorter and sensible. Whose is also rightly referring back to those type of ants.

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