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The people flocked to the cinema hall to see the film guaranteeing its financial success; though the critics denounced the film as silly and insane.

A. Critics denounced the film as silly and insane
B. Film was very much silly and insane
C. Critics did not tell the people to see the film
D. The film did not have a good story line
E. The theatre was not good at all

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Re: The people flocked to the cinema hall to see the film [#permalink] New post   30 Aug 2012, 10:52
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There is something that is not gelling well with the use of a semicolon and a subordinate clause following it. A semicolon, as a matter of thumb rule, should be followed by a somewhat related IC. But, none of the clauses in the given five choices can be termed as an IC because of the intrusion of the subordinate conjunction- though-, which renders the respective clauses dependent. I am unable to pass any choice, purely on grammar, unless there is some recent rule that permits such constructions these days.
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Re: The people flocked to the cinema hall to see the film [#permalink] New post   13 Aug 2012, 07:27
IMO A.

Only option A & C is contender (They contain the word critics). C changes the meaning of the original sentence.
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Re: The people flocked to the cinema hall to see the film [#permalink] New post   29 Aug 2012, 13:56
Though : a negative case but a positive outcome

Though it was raining , we went to the movies.

Though the critics denounced the film ( Negative )----- People flocked to see the film ( Postive outcome )

Only A fits , leading to my take.
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Re: The people flocked to the cinema hall to see the film [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 13 May 2013, 05:02
The people flocked to the cinema hall to see the film guaranteeing its financial success; though the critics denounced the film as silly and insane.

a. Critics denounced the film as silly and insane
b. Film was very much silly and insane
c. Critics did not tell the people to see the film
d. The film did not have a good story line
e. The theater was not good at all

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