umaa wrote:Nuclear fusion is the force that powers the Sun, the Stars and hydrogen bombs, merging the nuclei of atoms and not splitting them apart, as in nuclear reactors.

A.
B. merging the nuclei of atoms instead of splitting them apart, like nuclear reactors
C. merging the nuclei of atoms rather than splitting them apart, as nuclear reactors do
D. and merger the nuclei of atoms but does not split them apart, as is done in nuclear reactors
E. and merges the nuclei of atoms, unlike atomic reactors that split them apart

Answer is C

Need explanation pls.

Thanks,
Umaa

karmayogi wrote:1.Participle form of verb, merging, is correctly modifies the clause before comma.
2.As is used to compare clauses
3.We are comparing to clause, and ‘do’ completes the second clause.