Sentence Correction

1. Roy Wilkins was among the last of a generation of civil rights activists who led the nation through decades of change so profound many young Americans are not able to imagine, even less to remember, what segregation was like.


A
so profound many young Americans are not able to imagine, even less to remember
B
so profound that many young Americans cannot imagine, much less remember
C
so profound many young Americans cannot imagine nor even less remember
D
of such profundity many young Americans cannot imagine, even less can they remember
E
of such profundity that many young Americans are not able to imagine, much less to remember


2. The new contract forbids a strike by the transportation union.

A
forbids a strike by the transportation union
B
forbids the transportation union from striking
C
forbids that there be a strike by the transportation union
D
will forbid the transportation union from striking
E
will forbid that the transportation union strikes

1st : IMO B
(that is necessary.. )
2nd: IMO B

cans wrote:1st : IMO B
(that is necessary.. )
2nd: IMO B

My doubts
1. Is 'much less' Americans correct? I went for A.
2. What is wrong with option B?

OA
1. B
2. A

kareem.firoz wrote:1. Roy Wilkins was among the last of a generation of civil rights activists who led the nation through decades of change so profound many young Americans are not able to imagine, even less to remember, what segregation was like.


A
so profound many young Americans are not able to imagine, even less to remember
B
so profound that many young Americans cannot imagine, much less remember
C
so profound many young Americans cannot imagine nor even less remember
D
of such profundity many young Americans cannot imagine, even less can they remember
E
of such profundity that many young Americans are not able to imagine, much less to remember

IMO:B , "that" is an eye-opener :mrgreen:

2. The new contract forbids a strike by the transportation union.

A
forbids a strike by the transportation union -Active and clear!
B
forbids the transportation union from striking - passive
C
forbids that there be a strike by the transportation union
D
will forbid the transportation union from striking
E
will forbid that the transportation union strikes

IMO:A

Both of these questions are idiom based.
1.The correct idiom is so x that y.
Hence B.
2.The correct idiom is forbid x to do y.
Incorrect idiom:forbid X from doing Y.
Although none of them fits the first correct form literally but A does in that there is no y there.
hence A.

I could get first one but fell for B in the second. Thanks for the explanation.

kareem.firoz wrote:1. Roy Wilkins was among the last of a generation of civil rights activists who led the nation through decades of change so profound many young Americans are not able to imagine, even less to remember, what segregation was like.


A
so profound many young Americans are not able to imagine, even less to remember
B
so profound that many young Americans cannot imagine, much less remember
C
so profound many young Americans cannot imagine nor even less remember
D
of such profundity many young Americans cannot imagine, even less can they remember
E
of such profundity that many young Americans are not able to imagine, much less to remember


2. The new contract forbids a strike by the transportation union.

A
forbids a strike by the transportation union
B
forbids the transportation union from striking
C
forbids that there be a strike by the transportation union
D
will forbid the transportation union from striking
E
will forbid that the transportation union strikes

For second I will go with B because striking is the right word as the word covers future tense also.......using the word strike will mean that it is only valid for present

whats the OA?

OA,

1:B
2:A

This one is still not clear. Please help with the OA.

Thanks
Mankey