Sentence Correction

The cameras of the Voyager II spacecraft detected six small, previously unseen moons circling Uranus,
which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting the distant planet

(A) which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting
(B) doubling to twelve the number of satellites now known to orbit
(C) which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known in orbit around
(D) doubling to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting
(E) which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known that orbit

OAB

Experts please explain

A, C, and E are out because the 'which' describes Uranus, which is not doubling the number of known satellites.

D) 'known as' is an incorrect usage because it describes the naming of something.

Hi Jim ,

Just a quick clarification, you mean In GMAT known as can only be used when we have to describe the naming of something right?

Please advise and correct me if took in wrong way.

Thanks

Hi Jim ,

Just a quick clarification, you mean In GMAT known as can only be used when we have to describe the naming of something right?

Please advise and correct me if took in wrong way.

Thanks

You are correct. 'known as' is used to name something/give an alias

Hi Jim,

Can we also say that D does not have a clear verb either?

If you are speaking about 'orbiting', then yes. But realistically the change in the presentation is to 'sound right' after known as.

The gnat will frequently alter the words around grammatical errors just to have things sound right