453. 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

Solution:

Redundancy + Awkwardness

A and B: “authorities’ (possessive) granting” is incorrect.
C: “known by the name of” leads to redundancy error.
D: “known as being” is awkward.
E: Clear and concise. Best choice.


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