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Topic: Brutal SC #17
PostFri Sep 21, 2007 11:36 am Reply with quote
One of Ronald Reagan's first acts as President was to rescind President Carter's directive that any chemical banned on medical grounds in the United States be prohibited from sale to other countries.

(A) that any chemical banned on medical grounds in the United States be prohibited from sale to other countries
(B) that any chemical be prohibited from sale to other countries that was banned on medical grounds in the United States
(C) prohibiting the sale to other countries of any chemical banned on medical grounds in the United States
(D) prohibiting that any chemical banned on medical grounds in the United States is sold to other countries
(E) that any chemical banned in the United States on medical grounds is prohibited from being sold to other countries

OA : C
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PostTue Sep 25, 2007 10:43 am Reply with quote
I chose C because it was grammatically correct, but more importantly, the most concise correct choice.

Here's a tip: if you have to guess between two or more choices that seem correct, pick the most concise verison.
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PostTue Sep 25, 2007 11:00 am Reply with quote
I agree that this one is confusing, but C seems the most clear and it is the only one that correctly uses the idiom "prohibit .. to"
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PostTue Oct 02, 2007 1:48 pm Reply with quote
isnt prohibited from the correct idiom??? more details on why C was chosen wud be helpful...
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PostThu Oct 04, 2007 8:40 am Reply with quote
hmm.. i chose A over C. Should have stuck with C
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PostSun Nov 11, 2007 8:14 pm Reply with quote
can someone explain why A is wrong?
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PostSun Nov 11, 2007 9:04 pm Reply with quote
the right idiomatic form is 'prohibit from + gerund'

prohibit from sale is wrong in such a case.

Hence C.
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PostMon Nov 12, 2007 12:13 pm Reply with quote
'prohibit from sale' is why A isn't the best choice. Must go with C because it's grammatically correct.
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PostSat May 10, 2008 2:07 pm Reply with quote
directive is subjunctive, so that and infinitie without to.

directive that X be prohibited from Y.

But A is wrong becuase rescind is an order, so order X to Y,
so rescind XXX.

I am still sort of confused. If someone can please explain.


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PostSat May 10, 2008 2:11 pm Reply with quote
directive is subjunctive, so that and infinitie without to.

directive that X be prohibited from Y.

But A is wrong becuase rescind is an order, so order X to Y,
so rescind XXX.

I am still sort of confused. If someone can please explain.


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PostSat May 10, 2008 7:05 pm Reply with quote
Option C that starts with 'prohibiting' seems to modify the whole sentence rather than modify only the directive....

Hence an option that starts with directive that..... seems more logical as it modifies only the directive.


My pick is option A
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PostSat May 10, 2008 10:33 pm Reply with quote
ans is c

idiom prohibit x from Y ing.

Forbid X to do Y

Both are not present in ans choices.

I guess here prohibiting X to Y is same as prohibit X from Y ing.

But what about subjunctive use here.

Any GMAT instructors who can shed light on this idiom issue.

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A has be prohibted from sale
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PostSun May 11, 2008 12:57 pm Reply with quote
Option A is written in passive voice 'be prohibited' and therefore wordy
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PostMon May 12, 2008 8:32 am Reply with quote
My 2 cents

Idioms irrespective of tense, gerunds, participles take the same form.

prohibit X from Y, forbid X to do Y

E is out for using being

Of the remaining 4 it comes down to whether subjunctive is needed or not. I initially thought the same sentence can be expressed with out subjunctive as the action has been completed. IMO, Subjunctive is used to express wish or actions that we want to see happen.

I thought I would take out A & B, lets go with C & D. But neither C & D use the correct idiom "prohibit X from Y"

That took me back to A & B. B reverses the order of prohibition and banning.

Hence A.
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PostWed Oct 21, 2009 5:40 pm Reply with quote
Experts please comment between A and C.
Directive is an order>>Subjunctive..How is C correct?It's such a twisted sentence!!
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