sudarshan22 wrote:
Project SC Butler: Day 36: Sentence Correction (SC2)
For SC butler Questions Click HereIt was the loss of revenue from declines in tourism that in 1935 led the Saudi
authorities granting a concession for oil exploration to the company that would later be known by the name of Aramco.
(A) authorities' granting a concession for oil exploration to the company that would later be known by the name of
(B) authorities' granting a concession for oil exploration to the company later to be known as named
(C) authorities granting a concession for oil exploration to the company that would later be known by the name of
(D) authorities to grant a concession for oil exploration to the company that later will be known as being
(E) authorities to grant a concession for oil exploration to the company later to be known as
The best/excellent answers get kudos. There can be no best answer, or a few excellent answers! It was the loss of revenue from declines in tourism that in 1935 led the Saudi
authorities granting a concession for oil exploration to the company that would later be known by the name of Aramco.
(A) authorities
granting a concession for oil exploration to the company that would later be known by the name of
(B) authorities
granting a concession for oil exploration to the company later to be known as named
(C) authorities
granting a concession for oil exploration to the company that would later be known by the name of
(D) authorities
to grant a concession for oil exploration to the company that later will be known
as being (E) authorities
to grant a concession for oil exploration to the company later to be known
asA gerund construction is not grammatically correct here. "to grant" must be used in this instance. Hence A,B,C are all out. Between D and E, the correct form is "to be known as x". "Known as being x" is awkward and not correct. E is the right answer.