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Although television dramas about legal trials,  where only select moments in a courtroom are depicted, make jurors’ responsibilities seem straightforward, the reality is much more complex, as we can discover  in numerous documentaries about the justice system.

(A) where only select moments in a courtroom are depicted, make jurors’ responsibilities seem straightforward, the reality is much more complex, as we can discover

(B) which depict only select moments in a courtroom, make jurors’ responsibilities seem straightforward, the reality is much more complex, as can be discovered

(C) which depict only certain moments in a courtroom, makes the responsibilities of jurors seem straightforward, the reality is much more complex, as we can discover

(D) which depict only certain moments in a courtroom, make jurors’ responsibilities seem straightforward, but the reality is much more complex, as we discover

(E) where only select moments in a courtroom are depicted, makes the responsibilities of jurors seem straightforward, but the reality is much more complex, as can be discovered

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Bunuel · Accepted Answer

Manhattan Prep Official Explanation

First Glance:  Differences in the answer choices provide clues about what a problem might be testing. Before reading the sentence, glance at the beginning of the underline and down the beginning (just the beginning!) of the five answer choices to look for one early clue as to what this sentence is testing. In this sentence, some choices begin with the word  which  and others begin with  where ; keep an eye out for modifier issues. Some choices insert a verb ( depict ) immediately after while others omit the verb and go straight to  only select/certain moments , signaling possible sentence structure issues or additional modifier issues.

Issues:
(1) Modifiers: Which vs. where 
The answer choices all begin with the word  which  or the word  where . These are noun modifiers, which need to be as close as possible to the noun they modify. So what comes before the modifiers?  Television dramas about legal trials .  Where  is used only as a modifier for a specific location, such as “... the hospital, where she works in the ICU.” But  television dramas about legal trials  are not a specific location. Eliminate (A) and (E) for incorrectly using where.

(2) Modifiers: Although … but 
The sentence starts with the word  although , which indicates some contrast is being made.  Although  is not part of the underline, so it can’t change. As you read the rest of the sentence, pay attention to the contrast that it’s trying to convey.

Answer choices (D) and (E) differ from (A), (B), and (C) because they introduce a but into the second half of the sentence. 
(D)  Although television dramas … make jurors’ responsibilities seem straightforward, but the reality is much more complex 
(E)  Although television dramas … makes the responsibilities of jurors seem straightforward, but the reality is much more complex

Using both  although  and  but  is redundant; use one or the other: 
Correct: Although I enjoy school, I don’t like to go on Mondays. 
Correct: I enjoy school, but I don’t like to go on Mondays. 
Incorrect: Although I enjoy school, but I don’t like to go on Mondays.

Eliminate (D) and (E) for redundant meaning.

(3) Subject-Verb Agreement 
Answer choices (A), (B), and (D) use the verb  make  while (C) and (E) use  makes . When you see verbs change in a sentence, identify the subject to determine which verb form matches in number. In this sentence, the subject is the plural  television  dramas, so it must be paired with the plural verb  make . Eliminate (C) and (E) for faulty subject-verb agreement.

The Correct Answer:  Answer (B) correctly uses  which  to modify  television dramas , resolving the issue that appears in the original sentence. It also avoids the new issues introduced in other answer choices: using both  but  and  although  and pairing the singular verb  makes  with the plural subject  dramas .

yashikaaggarwal · Answer

No, place is mentioned.
Where in A and E are wrong. Eliminate them.

make jurors’ responsibilities seem straightforward vs makes the responsibilities of jurors seem straightforward

Preceding option is concise.
Eliminate C.

Although and But is redundant in D.

Answer is B

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gmatophobia · Answer

(A)  where  only select moments in a courtroom are depicted, make jurors’ responsibilities seem straightforward, the reality is much more complex, as we can discover

Where is used to refer noun places. Hence the use of relative pronoun 'where' is incorrect for tria ls

(B)  which depict only select moments in a courtroom, make jurors’ responsibilities seem straightforward, the reality is much more complex, as can be discovered

Seems correct.

(C) which depict only certain moments in a courtroom,  makes  the responsibilities of jurors seem straightforward, the reality is much more complex, as we can discover

Incorrect S-V pair.
Correct usage: 
television dramas ... make

(D) which depict only certain moments in a courtroom, make jurors’ responsibilities seem straightforward,  but  the reality is much more complex, as we discover

Although ... but is redundant.

(E)  where  only select moments in a courtroom are depicted, makes the responsibilities of jurors seem straightforward, but the reality is much more complex, as can be discovered

Where is used to refer noun places. Hence the use of relative pronoun 'where' is incorrect for trials

IMO - B

ElninoEffect · Answer

(A) where only select moments in a courtroom are depicted, make jurors’ responsibilities seem straightforward, the reality is much more complex, as we can discover
 Where is used to denote places hence it's use is wrong here.

(B) which depict only select moments in a courtroom, make jurors’ responsibilities seem straightforward, the reality is much more complex, as can be discovered 
 Correct.

(C) which depict only certain moments in a courtroom,  makes  the responsibilities of jurors seem straightforward, the reality is much more complex, as we can discover
 Singular verb form for plural subject dramas is incorrect.

(D) which depict only certain moments in a courtroom, make jurors’ responsibilities seem straightforward,  but  the reality is much more complex, as we discover
 We already having a contrast through the use of although but is redundant.

(E) where only select moments in a courtroom are depicted,  makes  the responsibilities of jurors seem straightforward, but the reality is much more complex, as can be discovered
 Singular verb form for plural subject dramas is incorrect + use of where is wrong.

abuc0112 · Answer

(A)  where  only select moments in a courtroom are depicted, make jurors’ responsibilities seem straightforward, the reality is much more complex, as we can discover  where is used to modify place

(B) which depict only select moments in a courtroom, make jurors’ responsibilities seem straightforward, the reality is much more complex, as can be discovered  correct

(C) which depict only certain moments in a courtroom,  makes  the responsibilities of jurors seem straightforward, the reality is much more complex, as we can disco ver SV agreement error

(D) which depict only certain moments in a courtroom, make jurors’ responsibilities seem straightforward,  but  the reality is much more complex, as we discover  use of both although and but is redundant

(E)  where o nly select moments in a courtroom are depicted, makes the responsibilities of jurors seem straightforward, but the reality is much more complex, as can be discovered  where is used to modify place

behlmanmeet · Answer

Although television dramas about legal trials,  where only select moments in a courtroom are depicted, make jurors’ responsibilities seem straightforward, the reality is much more complex, as we can discover  in numerous documentaries about the justice system.

Solution:

(A) where only select moments in a courtroom are depicted, make jurors’ responsibilities seem straightforward, the reality is much more complex, as we can discover:   "where" points to a specific location. But "television dramas about legal trials" is not a specific location .

(B) which depict only select moments in a courtroom, make jurors’ responsibilities seem straightforward, the reality is much more complex, as can be discovered:  Correct.

(C) which depict only certain moments in a courtroom, makes the responsibilities of jurors seem straightforward, the reality is much more complex, as we can discover:  " makes  the responsibilities of jurors" points to the S-V agreement issue.

(D) which depict only certain moments in a courtroom, make jurors’ responsibilities seem straightforward, but the reality is much more complex, as we discover:  When we are using Although in the beginning, we expect an IC but a sentence beginning with "but" is not an IC.

(E) where only select moments in a courtroom are depicted, makes the responsibilities of jurors seem straightforward, but the reality is much more complex, as can be discovered:  "where" points to a specific location. But "television dramas about legal trials" is not a specific location. Also, when we are using Although in the beginning, we expect an IC but a sentence beginning with "but" is not an IC.

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