Brutal SC #17

jangojess · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:36 pm Post subject: Brutal SC #17

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

Guest · Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:43 am Post subject:

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.

dpatwa · Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:00 pm Post subject:

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"

jangojess · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:48 pm Post subject: Ans....

isnt prohibited from the correct idiom??? more details on why C was chosen wud be helpful...

dingo001 · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:40 am Post subject:

hmm.. i chose A over C. Should have stuck with C

Guest · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:14 pm Post subject:

can someone explain why A is wrong?

ranji · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:04 pm Post subject:

the right idiomatic form is 'prohibit from + gerund'

prohibit from sale is wrong in such a case.

Hence C.

Danielle · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:13 pm Post subject:

'prohibit from sale' is why A isn't the best choice. Must go with C because it's grammatically correct.

khurram · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 3:07 pm Post subject: WHY IS A incorrect

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.

Thanks
Khurram

khurram · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 3:11 pm Post subject: WHY IS A incorrect

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.

Thanks
Khurram

sukrant26 · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 8:05 pm Post subject:

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

khurram · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 11:33 pm Post subject:

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.

Thanks
Khurram

A has be prohibted from sale

s_raizada · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 1:57 pm Post subject:

Option A is written in passive voice 'be prohibited' and therefore wordy

chidcguy · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 9:32 am Post subject:

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.