hariharakarthi wrote:Core sentence :
Modifier, The Mochica developed their own elaborate society, modifier

Here, the second modifier comes in the underlined section.

Second modifier is participial modifier - based on X, Y and Z

The Mochica developed their own elaborate society, based on X, Y and Z.

X, Y and Z should be in parallel.

X- the cultivation of such crops as corn and beans - Cultivation is an action noun
Y - the harvesting of fish and seafood - complex Gerund noun
Z - the exploitation of other wild and domestic resources - exploitation is an action noun
Note: Complex Gerund Noun and Action Noun can be parallel.

Question:
Have a look at choice B,
the cultivation of such crops as corn and beans. Is it a idiomatic phrase? Any help is appreciated.

NEGU wrote:Q. Building on civilizations that preceded them in coastal Peru, the Mochica developed their own elaborate society, based on cultivating such crops like corn and beans, the harvesting of fish and shellfish, and exploiting other wild and domestic resources.

(A) based on cultivating such crops like corn and beans, the harvesting of fish and shellfish, and exploiting

(B) based on the cultivation of such crops as corn and beans, the harvesting of fish and seafood,
and the exploitation of

(C) and basing it on the cultivation of crops like corn and beans, harvesting fish and seafood, and the
exploiting of

(D) and they based it on their cultivation of crops such as corn and beans, the harvest of fish and
seafood, and exploiting

(E) and they based it on their cultivating such crops like corn and beans, their harvest of fish and
shellfish, and they exploited

Answer: [spoiler](B)[/spoiler]

This question is from OG12, where its cites that the features cultivating, harvesting, and exploiting to be parallel. Then how are the features in selection B parallel (cultivation, harvesting, exploitation)?

hariharakarthi wrote:Core sentence :
Modifier, The Mochica developed their own elaborate society, modifier

Here, the second modifier comes in the underlined section.

Second modifier is participial modifier - based on X, Y and Z

The Mochica developed their own elaborate society, based on X, Y and Z.

X, Y and Z should be in parallel.

X- the cultivation of such crops as corn and beans - Cultivation is an action noun
Y - the harvesting of fish and seafood - complex Gerund noun
Z - the exploitation of other wild and domestic resources - exploitation is an action noun
Note: Complex Gerund Noun and Action Noun can be parallel.

Question:
Have a look at choice B,
the cultivation of such crops as corn and beans. Is it a idiomatic phrase? Any help is appreciated.