Bunuel
Fencing is a tantalizing sport, unappreciated at best,
where two opponents fight a pitched and lightning-fast battle with electrically connected swords and metal vests.
(A) where two opponents fight a pitched and lightning-fast battle with
(B) when two opponents fight a pitched and lightning-fast battle having
(C) which two opponents have pitched and in lightning-fast battle fighting with
(D) having two opponents who fight a pitched and lightning-fast battle that has
(E) in which two opponents fight a pitched and lightning-fast battle with
MANHATTAN REVIEW OFFICIAL EXPLANATION:
To answer this question it helps to simplify the situation. Ask yourself, would you say: this is a competition where two people fight, when two people fight or in which two people fight? If you say where, it implies a physical location, not a characteristic of the competition. When implies a period of time, also not a characteristic of the competition as a competition. Eliminate A and B. C changes the meaning by using ‘pitched’ as a verb instead of as an adjective. C also has an incorrect order of words. D could mean that there are only two competitors who engage in fencing. In reality, while only two competitors are involved in each bout, there are many people who practice the sport. The end of option D, ‘that has’, is also not as precise as ‘with’ in the correct option, E. ‘That has’ implies that the battle, rather than the competitor, has the swords. Choice E is the correct answer.