Part of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

　　Females were not allowed to compete in the Olympic games of ancient Greece; they were not even allowing them to watch it.

A.allowing them to watch it
B.allowed to watch them
C.allowed watching
D.allowed watching them
E.allowing their watching

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