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Independent theaters in Philadelphia have largely abandoned the production of Broadway touring shows and now they often showcase the talents both of local artists who write about local issues and those about broader topics.

(A) now they often showcase the talents both of local artists who write about local issues and those

(B) now often showcase the talents of local artists, both those who write about local issues and those who write

(C) they often showcase the talents of local artists now, both those writing about local issues and who write

(D) often showcase now the talents both of local artists writing about local issues and who are writing

(E) often showcase the talents of both local artists writing about local issues and those
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Independent theaters in Philadelphia have largely abandoned the produc [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 02 Jan 2021, 07:34
Independent theaters in Philadelphia have largely abandoned the production of Broadway touring shows and now they often showcase the talents both of local artists who write about local issues and those about broader topics.

(A) now they often showcase the talents both of local artists who write about local issues and those
'They ' is quite ambiguous. what does 'they refer to'? out

(B) now often showcase the talents of local artists, both those who write about local issues and those who write

(C) they often showcase the talents of local artists now, both those writing about local issues and who write
Same reasoning as A.

(D) often showcase now the talents both of local artists writing about local issues and who are writing
Both of X and who.. Not ||

(E) often showcase the talents of both local artists writing about local issues and those

EDIT: Yea -- it seems that B seems to be the right answer. E is not right because 'those' here is meant to offer an alternative subject. hence E is out. In B, 'both' refers to talents, which the local artists differ on showing.

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Re: Independent theaters in Philadelphia have largely abandoned the produc [#permalink] New post   01 Jan 2021, 18:08
Second part of sentence is pure comparison. Both.....and.....
See the highlighted differances from options.

[quote="Bunuel"]Independent theaters in Philadelphia have largely abandoned the production of Broadway touring shows and now they often showcase the talents both of local artists who write about local issues and those about broader topics.

(A) now they often showcase the talents both of local artists who write about local issues and those: also use of "they" is redundant. Eliminate

(B) now often showcase the talents of local artists, both those who write about local issues and those who write. Perfect comparison. Keep

(C) they often showcase the talents of local artists now, both those writing about local issues and who write. Comparison error and use of "they" is redundant. Eliminate

(D) often showcase now the talents both of local artists writing about local issues and who are writing. Comparison error Eliminate

(E) often showcase the talents of both local artists writing about local issues and those. verb is missing after "those". also verb is missing in "local artists writing". Eliminate

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Independent theaters in Philadelphia have largely abandoned the produc [#permalink] New post   01 Jan 2021, 18:49
Independent theaters in Philadelphia have largely abandoned the production of Broadway touring shows and now they often showcase the talents both of local artists who write about local issues and those about broader topics.

(A) now they often showcase the talents both of local artists who write about local issues and those
incorrect comparision...INCORRECT
(B) now often showcase the talents of local artists, both those who write about local issues and those who write
...correct comparision between local artists who write about local and those artists who write broaden issues..CORRECT
(C) they often showcase the talents of local artists now, both those writing about local issues and who write
...misplaced "now" INCORRECT
(D) often showcase now the talents both of local artists writing about local issues and who are writing
....incorrect comparision...INCORRECT
(E) often showcase the talents of both local artists writing about local issues and those....INCORRECT
who are"those ?? are they local artists or some else

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Re: Independent theaters in Philadelphia have largely abandoned the produc [#permalink] New post   02 Jan 2021, 00:15
Independent theaters in Philadelphia have largely abandoned the production of Broadway touring shows and now they often showcase the talents both of local artists who write about local issues and those about broader topics.

(A) now they often showcase the talents both of local artists who write about local issues and those Incorrect

parallelism error - ......... both of local artists................and those .........

(B) now often showcase the talents of local artists, both those who write about local issues and those who write Correct

(C) they often showcase the talents of local artists now, both those writing about local issues and who write Incorrect

parallelism error - ......... both those writing................and who write .........

(D) often showcase now the talents both of local artists writing about local issues and who are writing Incorrect

parallelism error - ......... both of local artists................and who .........

(E) often showcase the talents of both local artists writing about local issues and those Incorrect

parallelism error - ......... both local artists................and those.........
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