Recent breakthroughs in technology have made it possible that high-definition digital video cameras are able to capture material with a degree of fidelity that nearly compares to 35-millimeter film and to project it digitally in theaters with no resulting loss of image quality.

(A) it possible that high-definition digital video cameras are able to capture material with a degree of fidelity that nearly compares to
(B) it possible to have high-definition digital video cameras that can capture material at a degree of fidelity almost like that with
(C) it possible for high-definition digital video cameras to capture material with a degree of fidelity nearly comparable to that of
(D) possible high-definition digital video cameras that can capture material at a degree of fidelity almost like
(E) possible high-definition digital video cameras able to capture material with a degree of fidelity that nearly compares to that with
OA is C.
Could you help me select the answer?

some initial considerations:
- the proper idiomatic form with 'made it possible...' is FOR noun INFINITIVE.
- the sentence contains a comparison, so you should be thinking about parallelism from the outset.

choice a:
- 'make it possible ... are able to' is unidiomatic
- i'm not sure about 'compares' as a verb in the active voice here (although i'm not confident enough to give you a straight 'no' on the issue). to me, 'is comparable to' looks better than 'compares to' (although it's possible that both are acceptable).

choice b:
- 'to have' is unclear (who HAS the cameras? the sentence leaves that issue totally unresolved)
- 'at' is unidiomatic (you capture images WITH a degree of fidelity)
- 'with' is not properly parallel (should be 'of')

choice c: CORRECT
- proper idiom: make it possible FOR noun INFINITIVE
- 'with' = proper idiom
- proper, parallel comparison: the DEGREE of fidelity is comparable to THAT (i.e., the degree of fidelity) of 35mm film

choice d:
- change of meaning: the original sentence doesn't assert that the cameras are now possible, but, rather, that existing cameras can be improved.
- improper comparison: this sentence literally compares a DEGREE of fidelity to 35mm FILM (not logically comparable / parallel items)

choice e:
- change of meaning: the original sentence doesn't assert that the cameras are now possible, but, rather, that existing cameras can be improved.
- 'that with' should be 'that of'

whew.