Although dozens of New York’s small museums are either devoted to loca

(A) Although dozens of New York’s small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are
Although is a phrase that's used in differentiation and not implicit statement of a fact

(B) Although dozens of New York’s small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups,
It haas a similar flaw as A

(C) Dozens of New York’s small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, but there are\
The main reason for elemination was the unnecessary usage of but also otherwise it was pitch perfect

(D) Dozens of New York’s small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, and there are also
This nails and eleminates all the uncessary trap heads hence let us hang on to it

(E) Devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, dozens of New York’s small museums and also
This isn't a clear portrait hence excluded
Hence IMO D

Hi Shraddha,

egmat

In option B (leaving Although part ) & Option E, wouldn't "many one-of-a-kind museums from Manhattan to the Bronx that are open for exploration on summer weekends"
Wouldn't "are open", would act as a verb?
Specially in B- DC + comma + Museums (one-of-a-kind and manhattan to the bronx, just providing extra information of museums) + verb (are open)....

Help me to know, where I am making a mistake.

Thanks & Regards
Sid

Simplify:

Although dozens of New York’s small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are many one-of-a-kind museums from Manhattan to the Bronx that are open for exploration on summer weekends.


C & D look similar and so do A and B

Simplifying and comparing C & D
Dozens of small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, but there are many one-of-a-kind museums that are open. -> but is used incorrectly as the first part is just a general statement.
Dozens of small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, and there are also many one-of-a-kind museums that are open.

A & B:
(A) Although dozens of small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are many museums that are open.
(B) Although dozens of small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, many museums that are open. (incorrect structure)

E:
Devoted to [something], dozens of small museums and also many museums that are open. -> incorrect structure.

A and D:
(A) Although dozens of small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are many museums that are open. ("either devoted to... or devoted to..." is correct)
(D) Dozens of small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, and there are also many one-of-a-kind museums that are open.

D is correct

Thought process: Why do we need a contrasting comparison?
Is it justified? No. Choose D straightaway as E sounds awkward because of a missing verb.

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Although dozens of New York’s small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are many one-of-a-kind museums from Manhattan to the Bronx that are open for exploration on summer weekends.

Option Elimination -
We are sharing "many museums" (the subject of the left side) on one side and "many one-of-a-kind museums" on the other side (the word "there" serves as a placeholder or introductory element that is often used to indicate the existence or presence of something. In this context, it is used to introduce and emphasize the presence of "many one-of-a-kind museums" in the specified locations).
E.g., Many students enjoyed the science fair, and many teachers were impressed by the quality of the projects.
So, there is no contrast, but yes, using "and also" leads to redundancy. "and also" is a red herring. Yes, it's redundant, but it can be used to put more stress on something. E.g. I enjoy playing tennis, and I also love swimming. The conjunction "and" connects the two activities (playing tennis and loving swimming), while "also" emphasizes that swimming is another activity the speaker enjoys.

(A) Although dozens of New York’s small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are - "devoted" in past participle and "groups" after "or" in the noun. Not parallel. Moreover, we don't need a contrast.

(B) Although dozens of New York’s small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, - the second part is a fragment. No verb.

(C) Dozens of New York’s small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, but there are - We don't need a contrast.

(D) Dozens of New York’s small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, and there are also - ok.

(E) Devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, dozens of New York’s small museums and also - No verb before "and" which demands parallelism.