It was the loss of revenue from declines in tourism that in 1935 led

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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 as

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surendrasaini1 · Answer

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 ( led x to y is the correct construction)
 
(B)  authorities granting a concession for oil exploration to the company later to be known as named ( led x to y is the correct construction)

(C)  authorities granting a concession for oil exploration to the company that would later be known by the name of ( led x to y is the correct construction)

(D)  authorities to grant a concession for oil exploration to the company that later will be known as being ( use of being is awkward)

(E) authorities to grant a concession for oil exploration to the company later to be known as ( Correct )

Will go with choice E

Thanks

SheilyKamra · Answer

I would go for choice "E" as "led to" is the correct idiom. Further, in the later part of the sentence, "known" should be followed by "as" and "verb".

"known by named"/"known as being" make the sentence verbose and redundant.

Shrinidhi · Answer

The use of Present participle is incorrect in A,B,C as the grant has already been given in 1935.
In D,generally use of "being" is avoided and it's awkward too.
So,Choice E fits the case perfectly.

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lary301254M7 · Answer

Is there a typo in the answer choices? (A) and (C) are identical

EDIT: answer choices fixed.

lary301254M7 · Answer

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 as

The loss of revenue led to something 
(A), (B), and (C) are out for the reason above. 
(D) is awkward construction with the use of "known as being"
(E) is the best one

I think a better construction is, led authorities to grant a concession for oil exploration to the company " that would later be known as  ...
I have a question regarding " later to be known " in option (E)

Ans: (E)

sudarshan22 · Answer

Official Explanation :

In this sentence, the verb led requires that a person or persons perform an action indicated by the infinitive, or "to ____" form, of the verb, and so  choices A, B,  and  C  can be faulted because led is completed by granting.

Choice B  is also faulty because the phrase known as here requires a noun, and named is a past participle.

Choice D  has to grant but inappropriately uses will rather than would and employs being unidiomatically.

The best  choice is E  because it supplies authorities for led, the infinitive to grant, and an idiomatic use of known as.

aanjumz92 · Answer

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  as

A 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.

RobertW2 · Answer

I suppose E is right. It correlates with grammar rules

hiranmay · Answer

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.

Approach-1 : led X to Y -> A, B, C out -> "known as being" in (D) awkward -->  E is the answer 
 Approach -2:  --> In "known by the name", known & named are redundant, so A, B, C out -> "known as being" in (D) awkward -->  E is the answer

(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 -->  correct

Varane · Answer

In E later to be is a bit awkward. Can someone clarify this.

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ExpertsGlobal5 · Answer

Hello  Varane ,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, it is important to keep in mind that awkwardness and redundancy are demerits on the GMAT but are not deal-breakers.

An answer choice can produce an awkward or needlessly wordy sentence but still be the best answer choice; the question of awkwardness should only be taken into account to choose between otherwise error-free answer choices.

We hope this helps.
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Alka10 · Answer

Hi folks,

Isn't it a cause effect question?

something HAPPENED , RESULTING in something.

HAPPENED - Cause in past tense
Resulting: Effect in V+ing form.
So, I marked C for that reason, please ignore known form at the end of sentence as I am confused about C&E form in this Q.

Thnks

ExpertsGlobal5 · Answer

Hello  Alka10 ,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, the present participle ("verb+ing" - "granting" in this case) conveys a cause-effect relationship as part of the "comma + present participle" construction; without a comma before "granting", it cannot convey cause and effect.

Further, even if there were a comma, such a construction would produce an illogical meaning; consider the clause "It was the loss of revenue from declines in tourism that in 1935 led the Saudi authorities"; the action referred to in this sentence is the action of leading the Saudi authorities, an action done by "the loss of revenue", so if the "comma + present participle" construction were applied here, it would imply that the loss of revenue led the Saudi authorities, in general, and as a result, the loss granted a concession for oil exploration.

We hope this helps.
All the best!
Experts' Global Team

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