Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award to

Question

Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award to businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider them vital economic development tools  while critics denounce the tax breaks as corporate welfare that helps some localities but weakens the national economy. 
 A) Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award to businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider them vital economic development tools 
 B) Supporters consider tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving to be vital economic development tools 
 C) Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider them vital economic development tools 
 D) Supporters consider tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving vital economic development tools 
 E) Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider the tax breaks to be vital economic development tools

sludge · Answer

B seems like the only one that uses pronouns properly.

soul_assassin · Answer

I'm thinking B as well.

For A, consider is awkwardly placed.

veekayem · Answer

I thought E, as it clarifies the confusion of who is being referred to by 'them'. What's the OA ?

soul_assassin · Answer

I see what you are saying. I caught the error in B. It's just reading all that jumbled up text and do in your eyes

sidbidus · Answer

I'll go with (D).........but would prefer it with a comma b4 "vital"

GK_Gmat · Answer

I go with C.

Correct idiom --> 'award X' 
Eliminate A

Correct idiom --> 'consider X Y' 
Eliminate B & E

B/w C & D, I consider C more clear since it uses 'supporters of tax breaks' together.

terp26 · Answer

looks like D


B is wrong because Consider.........to be is unidiomatic 

same thing with E

C is wrong, pronouns them, refers to what? supporters? tax breaks? companies?

same with A

iamba · Answer

OA is D because it uses the correct idioms - consider, award and is concise

skkingdom · Answer

i know the OA is choice D, but isn't D a bit problematic since "supporters" at the beginning is in fact undefined? for me choice D doesn't make clear that the subject are supporters of the tax break... it just mentions some supporters of sth... any thoughts??

Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award to

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