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Leafcutter ants are essential to the health of tropical forest ecosystems. These industrious insects cut pieces of leaves and carry them back to their nest, the leaves are not eaten but instead are used to cultivate a specialized fungus that feeds the colony. This symbiotic relationship helps sustain the entire colony.

Which choice is the best revision of the underlined portion?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. B
    nest; where the leaves are not eaten but instead
  3. C
    nest. Where the leaves are not eaten but instead
  4. nest, where the leaves are not eaten but insteadCevap

Cevap

nest, where the leaves are not eaten but instead
The correct answer properly resolves the comma splice by converting the second clause into a dependent relative clause starting with the relative adverb 'where'. This grammatically connects the description of the leaves' use to the noun 'nest' that it modifies.

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1
Identify the clause structure around the underlined portion.
The clause before the comma is independent, and the clause after the comma contains a subject and verb that could form a separate independent clause ('the leaves are not eaten...'). Joining them with only a comma creates a comma splice.
Recognizing the grammatical error present in the original sentence is necessary to determine how to correct it.
2
Evaluate the choices to find a grammatically correct way to join these clauses.
The revision that uses a comma followed by the relative adverb 'where' turns the second clause into a dependent relative clause, which correctly modifies 'nest' and resolves the comma splice.
A dependent clause can be joined to an independent clause with a comma, creating a grammatically correct complex sentence.

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