<p>Here's the one:</p>
<p>Not very particular (a) IN nesting (b) SITES, house wrens (c) MAY NEST in birdhouse, etc - even in the pockets (d) OF hanging laundry. (e) No error</p>
<p>The answer is (a): IN, but i don't understand. Can anyone help me?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance</p>
<p>The sentence, as it stands, is ambiguous.</p>
<p>Is the house wren “not very particular” inside a nesting site? “Particular” may be used in this very informal sense - e.g. “I’m not too particular about it” = “I don’t care either way.” </p>
<p>Or is the house wren “not very particular” in choosing a nesting site?</p>
<p>but “not very particular” is not underlined, it must be correct. maybe your latter one is right</p>
<p>^The sentence should read “Not very particular in choosing nesting sites …”</p>
<p>“Not very particular” is correct, as you said. I never disputed that. </p>
<p>The issue is that the underlined portion doesn’t explain if the house wren is “not particular” in a nesting site or “not particular” in choosing a nesting site. </p>
<p>In other words, the underlined portion, “in nesting,” fails to build upon “not very particular” by conveying a clear and unambiguous thought.</p>
<p>yeh, i think you’re right. Thanks for that</p>