plz explain the nevertheless concept here

[jagdeep]

Nevertheless, Hong Kong action cinema combines elements from the traditional action movie and is a culturally distinctive form that has a wide transcultural appeal.
A. Nevertheless, Hong Kong action cinema combines elements from the traditional action movie and is a culturally distinctive form that has a wide transcultural appeal.

B. Hong Kong action cinema creates a culturally distinctive form that nevertheless has a wide transcultural appeal, while it combines elements from the traditional action movie.

C. A culturally distinctive form, Hong Kong action cinema has wide transcultural appeal, and combines elements from the traditional action movie, nevertheless.

D. Hong Kong action cinema combines elements from the traditional action movie to create a culturally distinctive form that nevertheless has a wide transcultural appeal.

E. Hong Kong action cinema has a wide transcultural appeal and nevertheless combines elements from the traditional action movie to create a culturally distinctive form.

Answer is


d

[rockeyb]

Nevertheless, Hong Kong action cinema combines elements from the traditional action movie and is a culturally distinctive form that has a wide transcultural appeal.

A. Nevertheless, Hong Kong action cinema combines elements from the traditional action movie and is a culturally distinctive form that has a wide transcultural appeal.
[Nevertheless is creating a subordinate clause but is missing one , eliminate .]
B. Hong Kong action cinema creates a culturally distinctive form that nevertheless has a wide transcultural appeal, while it combines elements from the traditional action movie.
[Use of WHILE should refer to a time period , eliminate]
C. A culturally distinctive form, Hong Kong action cinema has wide transcultural appeal, and combines elements from the traditional action movie, nevertheless.
[Misplaced modifier "A culturally distinctive form, Hong Kong action cinema"]
D. Hong Kong action cinema combines elements from the traditional action movie to create a culturally distinctive form that nevertheless has a wide transcultural appeal.
[culturally distinctive form has a wide transcultural appeal - meaning is clear - correct ]
E. Hong Kong action cinema has a wide transcultural appeal and nevertheless combines elements from the traditional action movie to create a culturally distinctive form.
[The meaning changes - irrespective of having a wide appeal Hong Kong cinema combines elements is incorrect ]

[kstv]

nevertheless is used to emphasize a contrast which has been written before .
Starting a sentence with it is odd.
Common (not always) usage is to state fact or facts in and then use nevertheless to highlight the contrast in the last part of the sentence.
D does it appropiately