Thoreau finds the behavior of warring ants analogous with that in warr

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Thoreau finds  the behavior of warring ants analogous with that in warring humans .

A) the behavior of warring ants analogous with that in warring humans

B) that the behavior of warring ants is analogous to that with warring humans

C) the behavior of warring ants analogous to that of warring humans

D) the behavior of warring ants to be analogous to warring human beings

E) that warring ants and warring humans behave in analogous fashion with each other

warrior1991 · Answer

1. That of should be used to refer to behavior.
2. 'Analogous to' is correct and not 'Analogous with'

that with is incorrect. Should use 'that of'

behavior of A analogous to behavior of B.Correct construction. Keep

Incorrect comparison. Behavior of warring ants compared with warring human beings. 
 
 Very awkward construct. Plus the meaning is not the one intended.

Shrey08 · Answer

...  analogous to   is the correct idiom.
So lets eliminate option "A" and "E" right away.

B) that the behavior of warring ants is analogous to that with warring humans.  Wrong due to usage  ...is analogous to that with...

C) the behavior of warring ants analogous to that of warring humans  Correct

D) the behavior of warring ants to be analogous to warring human beings.  Wrong ... to be analogous to ... also, behavior is being compared to humans

Ilhomjon98 · Answer

Thoreau finds  the behavior of warring ants analogous with that in warring humans .

A)  the behavior of warring ants analogous with that in warring humans.
I am ok with the usage of the verb,  find , here: it works as does the verb, consider 
 that  stands for the single preceding noun so that the comparison will be correct: here,  that  stands for  behaviour .
Thoreau finds the  behavior  of warring ants analogous with that  behavior   in warring humans. what? in humans? in their stomach or liver. Actually, parallel structure should be kept, so  of  works well, not  in :  the behavior  of  warring ants...the that    of  warring humans .  A is out!

B)  that the behavior of warring ants is analogous to that  with  warring humans.
the main problem is with here  with . we should use  of  instead.
here, B includes the clause after  that  , and the verb, find , means  consider  or  judge . I think using it so is not immediately wrong, but we can write in a more concise and direct way.  B is out!

C)  the behavior of warring ants analogous to that of warring humans.
This is what I expect:   of   is here before warring humans and  find  is used in a more concise and direct way, I think.
Keep C

D)  the behavior of warring ants to be analogous to warring human beings
just as  "consider"  is preferred more that "consider to be", so  "find"  itself is better than " find to be ", which would be even unidiomatic.  D is out!

E)  that warring ants and warring humans behave in analogous fashion with each other 
the original meaning is not that certain ants and humans behave in analogous way with each other, but that their behavior is analogous.  E is out!

sachin91 · Answer

Comparision is between behaviour of warring ants and that of human beings.

C is correct in terms of comparision

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vijk · Answer

Option A - ignoring with, the other problem here is behaviour of someone - behaviour of someone else is the correct form, not behaviour in someone else

Option B - the second that refers to behaviour, so the sentence becomes - to behaviour with warring.... - wrong meaning

option C - looks in order and no meaning issues

option D - behaviour of ants is being equated to humans - wrong comparison

Option E - warring humans and ants behave with each other. Surely the original sentence does not intend this meaning.

answer - c

winterschool · Answer

Thoreau finds the behavior of warring ants analogous with that in warring humans.

A) the behavior of warring ants  analogous with  that in warring humans  Incorrect

'analogous to' and 'that of ' better usages

B) that the behavior of warring ants is analogous to  that with warring humans   Keeps

C)  the behavior of warring ants analogous to that of warring humans   Keeps

D) the behavior of warring ants  to be analogous to warring human beings   Incorrect

to be analogous - wrong, comparison error- ' the behavior' to 'warring human'

E) that warring ants and warring humans behave in analogous  fashion  with each other  Incorrect

awkward construction

between B & C

B - comparison error - 'the behavior' and 'warring humans '

C - seems fine,

C - should be answer

harrywm · Answer

horeau finds the behavior of warring ants analogous with that in warring humans.

A) the behavior of warring ants analogous with that in warring humans - analogous to should be used for comparison

B) that the behavior of warring ants is analogous to that with warring humans - incorrect comparison, 'that the beh... that is not required

C) the behavior of warring ants analogous to that of warring humans - seems correct

D) the behavior of warring ants to be analogous to warring human beings - incorrect comparison, be is not required

E) that warring ants and warring humans behave in analogous fashion with each other - changes meaning

Sushil117 · Answer

A) the behavior of warring ants analogous with that in warring humans
 should be analogous to ,incorrect
 
B) that the behavior of warring ants is analogous to that with warring humans
 parallelism error. "that the behavior of warring" "that with warring humans"
 
C) the behavior of warring ants analogous to that of warring humans
 correct
 
D) the behavior of warring ants to be analogous to warring human beings
 behavior should be compared in both ,not behavior of ants to human being. incorrect 
 
E) that warring ants and warring humans behave in analogous fashion with each other
 wordy

dharam9610 · Answer

Thoreau finds the behavior of warrring ants analogous with that in warring humans. Its a comparison, but incorrect! A) the behavior of warring ants analogous with that in warring humans '... behavior in warring humans.' is idiomatically incorrect, besides being not parallel to 'behavior of warrring ants'. B) that the behavior of warring ants is analogous to that with warring humans The comparison is not parallel: 'behavior of' Vs 'that with' C) the behavior of warring ants analogous to that of warring humans Correct - 'behavior of' Vs 'that of', that used correctly as a pronoun here.

D) the behavior of warring ants to be analogous to warring human beings The comparison is not parallel: 'behavior of' Vs 'warring humans' E) that warring ants and warring humans behave in analogous fashion with each other Meaning error: seems to suggest that there is an interaction between ants & humans

C is the correct answer, BTW Vitamin C also builds immunity

Varunsawhney8 · Answer

Thoreau finds the behavior of warring ants analogous with that in warring humans.

look for the parallelism and comparison

Behavior of..... 
that of.......

A) the behavior of warring ants analogous with that in warring humans
Eliminate
Behavior of...
that in....
are not parallel

B) that the behavior of warring ants is analogous to that with warring humans

Behavior of...
that with....
are not parallel

C) the behavior of warring ants analogous to that of warring humans

Behavior of...
that of....
are parallel
And comparison is also maintained

D) the behavior of warring ants to be analogous to warring human beings
Comparison Error
Behavior is compared with warring human beings

E) that warring ants and warring humans behave in analogous fashion with each other 
This choice is wordy.
and C is better choice

agar123 · Answer

Thoreau finds the behavior of warring ants analogous with that in warring humans.

Meaning: Thoreau finds that the behavior of warring ants has been compared to the behavior of warring humans. so we have to make sure that comparison is correct.

Error Analysis: The behavior of warring ants has to be compared with behavior of warring human, and "analogous to" is the correct idiom.

A)   the behavior of   warring ants analogous with   that in   warring humans ----> analogous to is the correct idiom. the behavior of warring ants has been compared with"the behavior of in warring humans." which doesn't make sense.

B) that   the behavior of   warring ants is analogous to   that with warring humans   ----> the behavior of is compared with "the behavior of with warring humans.Incorrect

C) the behavior of warring ants analogous to that of warring humans ----> Correct the behavior of warring ants has been correctly compared to the "behavior of warring humans.

D)   the behavior of warring ants   to be analogous to   warring human beings   ----> the behavior has been compared to human beings.Incorrect.

E) that   warring ants and warring humans   behave in analogous fashion with each other ---> change of meaning.

generis · Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

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THE PROMPT

Quote:

Thoreau finds the behavior of warring ants analogous with that in warring humans.

Meaning?
Thoreau believes that the behavior of warring ants is comparable to the behavior of warring humans.

THE OPTIONS

Quote:

A) Thoreau finds the behavior of warring ants analogous with that in warring humans

• Comparisons require that the items under comparison be parallel, and in this option they are not
→ behavior OF warring ants [is similar to] [behavior] IN warring humans
Huh? The prepositional phrase in warring humans is jarring.
Is the warring behavior happening in humans?
Nonsense.
→ Prepositions do not always have to match, but in this instance, no grammatical or logical reason exists to use different prepositions.
In fact, quite the opposite is true.
Parallelism would be maintained if the option compared behavior of warring ants to behavior of warring humans.

• The correct idiom is analogous to, not analogous with
ELIMINATE A

Quote:

B) Thoreau finds that the behavior of warring ants is analogous to that with warring humans.

• behavior of warring ants is analogous to behavior with warring humans?
→ the correct idiom is analogous to, not analogous with

→ you do not need to know the idiom to figure out that this sentence is a logical mess.

Replace the second that with behavior.
What, exactly, does behavior with mean?

The comparison is neither parallel nor logical.
ELIMINATE B

Quote:

C) Thoreau finds the behavior of warring ants analogous to that of warring humans.

• This option looks promising.
Parallelism is maintained because the right items are compared: behavior of XYZ and behavior of ABC
KEEP

Quote:

D) Thoreau finds the behavior of warring ants to be analogous to warring human beings

• the verb find does not always require that
→ I find history fascinating.
This construction is similar to Consider X, Y

Just for the record: consider to be is occasionally acceptable on the GMAT.
Spoiler alert: One recent official question used consider . . . to be in the non-underlined portion of the sentence.
You can find that question by clicking here.

• on the other hand, this option illogically compares the behavior of warring ants to [warring] human beings
ELIMINATE D (if you have doubts, compare (D) to (C))

Quote:

E) Thoreau finds that warring ants and warring humans behave in analogous fashion with each other.

• Ants and human beings do not behave in any way with each other.
In other words, ants and human beings do not interact in a manner similar to the manner that children interact on a playground.
ELIMINATE E

The answer is C.

COMMENTS

Ilhomjon98 and sachin91 , welcome to SC Butler.

dharam9610 , your very corny joke made me laugh. Thank you.
Levity is always welcome.

I am glad to see some posters whom I have not seen in a little while.

Most of these answers are outstanding. Those answers get kudos.
Other answers are very good. Those answers get smiley faces.
Nicely done.

dharam9610 , your very corny joke made me laugh. Thank you. Levity is always welcome. I am glad to see some posters whom I have not seen in a little while. Most of these answers are outstanding. Those answers get kudos. Other answers are very good. Those answers get smiley faces. Nicely done.

Shrey08 · Answer

Hi generis Thank you for the detailed explanation and the attention you give to the answers of other posters on your threads. Appreciate it

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Kinshook · Answer

Thoreau finds  the behavior of warring ants analogous with that in warring humans .

the behavior of warring ants analogous to that of warring humans is correct usage. A,B,D & E are out.

A) the behavior of warring ants analogous with that in warring humans 
analogous to is correct usage. Incorrect

B) that the behavior of warring ants is analogous to that with warring humans 
analogous to that of is correct usage. Incorrect

C) the behavior of warring ants analogous to that of warring humans 
Correct.

D) the behavior of warring ants to be analogous to warring human beings 
behaviour... analogous to warring human being. Incorrect comparison

E) that warring ants and warring humans behave in analogous fashion with each other 
Too long and awkward. analogous to is correct usage. C is concise and correct.

IMO C

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