Sentence Correction

gmatmachoman wrote:Komal..

OMG ,,u still remember that???

So what abt the answer??

mgmt_gmat wrote:In California, a lack of genetic variation in the Argentine ant has allowed the species
to spread widely; due to their being so genetically similar to one another, the ants
consider all their fellows to be a close relative and thus do not engage in the kind of
fierce intercolony struggles that limits the spread of this species in its native
Argentina.

A. due to their being so genetically similar to one another, the ants consider
all their fellows to be a close relative and thus do not engage in the kind
of fierce intercolony struggles that limits

B. Due to its being so genetically similar the ant considers all its fellows to be
a close relative and thus does not engage in the kind of fierce intercolony
struggles that limit

C. Because it is so genetically similar, the ant considers all its fellows to be
close relatives and thus does not engage in the kind of fierce intercolony
struggles that limits

D. Because they are so genetically similar to one another, the ants consider
all their fellows to be close relatives and thus do not engage in the kind
of fierce intercolony struggles that limit

E. Because of being so genetically similar to one another, the ants consider all their fellows to be close relatives and thus do not engage in the kind of fierce intercolony struggles that limit

gmatmachoman wrote:

harshavardhanc wrote:

okigbo wrote:How can you guys even dissect the problem w/out the underlying???

Soo annoying! It literally takes 5 secs to underline...

echo your comments!!

the "giant GMAT giveaway" surely has increased the quantity of posts, but has degraded the quality of them.

Moreover, mods/instructors have repeatedly asked to cite the source, but the new "GMAT destroyers" don't even care about it.

Harsh..I am not new GMAT destroyer BTW dude,

I am a loyal/legible/strict follower of BTG rules..

hahaha!!

BTW plz share ur view on the above SC query..its interesting when many people have given a wrong shot!!

C. Because it is so genetically similar, the ant considers all its fellows to be

Stuart Kovinsky wrote:

mgmt_gmat wrote:In California, a lack of genetic variation in the Argentine ant has allowed the species
to spread widely; due to their being so genetically similar to one another, the ants
consider all their fellows to be a close relative and thus do not engage in the kind of
fierce intercolony struggles that limits the spread of this species in its native
Argentina.

A. due to their being so genetically similar to one another, the ants consider
all their fellows to be a close relative and thus do not engage in the kind
of fierce intercolony struggles that limits

B. Due to its being so genetically similar the ant considers all its fellows to be
a close relative and thus does not engage in the kind of fierce intercolony
struggles that limit

C. Because it is so genetically similar, the ant considers all its fellows to be
close relatives and thus does not engage in the kind of fierce intercolony
struggles that limits

D. Because they are so genetically similar to one another, the ants consider
all their fellows to be close relatives and thus do not engage in the kind
of fierce intercolony struggles that limit

E. Because of being so genetically similar to one another, the ants consider all their fellows to be close relatives and thus do not engage in the kind of fierce intercolony struggles that limit

See how easy it is to format things properly so they're easy to read (although the formatting on E got a bit messed up when I added the omitted part of the answer).

@Fibo

In the Second clause (look at the bolded portion ) "this & its" are singular right??

SO they have to refer a singular subject !!

In D..the subject (the ants) is plural, where a C gives a singular subject..

Fibo.. i am in deep confusion..where I am missing??


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gmatmachoman wrote:Stuart,

so what about the " this & its (Singular) " in the second clause??

Plz do give a reason why C is wrong here??

(1) it vs their

"it" cannot be genetically similar to itself; eliminate B and C.

As an aside, the semicolon divides the sentence, so "their" properly refers to "the ants" after the comma.

(2) limit vs limits

Every choice has "struggles" as the subject, so "limit" (i.e. the plural form of the verb) is required; eliminate A (and C if you haven't already eliminated it).

Guys... Seems I have created a BIG MESS out of this SC Post...

the "giant GMAT giveaway" surely has increased the quantity of posts, but has degraded the quality of them

an achievement !!!! Stuart & I posted at the same time!!!! hurray

gmatmachoman wrote:Stuart,

U mean to say "the ant" is not the subject & "struggles" is the subject in the second clause???

okigbo wrote:Can someone explain to me why the phrase "consider x to be y" is acceptable here...