<p>(Because European filmmaking all but shut down
during the First World War is the reason why)
the film industry in the United States rose to
prominence.</p>
<p>A)...
B) Because European filmmaking all but shut down during the First World War,
C) European filmmaking all but shut down during the First World War,
D) With European filmmaking close to shutting down during the First World War, so
E) The fact that European filmmaking nearly shut down during the First World War is why</p>
<p>I put E but the actual answer is B. Isn't "all but shut down" an awkward construction or is it just me?</p>
<p>Is this a CB question? because B and E both seem to be legitimate reasons. </p>
<p>The main trick here is that you have to show the causal relationship between the two parts of the sentence. The sentence structures of both B and E seem to be right. </p>
<p>B) Because A, B.
E) A is why B.</p>
<p>Idk, maybe there’s another error in E, but to me it seems like a bad question or a non-TCB question.</p>
<p>The fact that European filmmaking nearly shut down during the First World War is why</p>
<p>You don’t need “the fact that” when you could just say because European filmmaking nearly shut down during the First World War, the film industry…</p>
<p>E is really wonky once you read it a few times. And if you really want to be pedantic, it’s not “the fact” that caused it to happen (because its just a fact), it’s what actually happened.</p>