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Zorluk: OrtaIllogical and Incomplete Comparisons

The nesting habits of the piping plover, a small shorebird that breeds on sandy beaches, are much more difficult to study than an emperor penguin, researchers must endure extreme weather conditions to observe the latter.

Which choice best corrects the underlined portion of the sentence?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. those of the emperor penguin; researchersCevap
  3. C
    those of the emperor penguin, researchers
  4. D
    an emperor penguin; researchers

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The choice that changes the underlined text to 'those of the emperor penguin; researchers' is correct because it establishes a logical comparison between the nesting habits of the two birds and uses a semicolon to avoid a comma splice.
The correct answer correctly uses the plural pronoun 'those' to refer to 'nesting habits,' creating a logical comparison between the nesting habits of the piping plover and the nesting habits of the emperor penguin. Additionally, it uses a semicolon to separate the two independent clauses, which resolves the comma splice.

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1
Identify the items being compared in the sentence.
The sentence compares 'the nesting habits of the piping plover' to 'an emperor penguin'.
To be grammatically logical, a comparison must compare similar things: in this case, nesting habits must be compared to other nesting habits, not to a bird.
2
Identify the pronoun needed to represent the compared plural noun and the appropriate punctuation to join the clauses.
The plural pronoun 'those' is needed to refer to the plural noun 'habits', and a semicolon is required to separate the two independent clauses.
Using 'those of' makes the comparison logical and parallel, and using a semicolon prevents a comma splice.

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