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An ordinance passed after a recent municipal ballot measure

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An ordinance passed after a recent municipal ballot measure that made it an offense subject to fine or confiscation for a citizen possessing legalized narcotics in the open, many prescription holders discovered that they had to forfeit prescriptions that were rightly prescribed by a medical professional.

A. An ordinance passed after a recent municipal ballot measure that made it an offense subject to fine or confiscation for a citizen possessing

B. With an ordinance passed after a recent municipal ballot measure that makes it an offense subject to fine or confiscation for a citizen to possess

C. On account of an ordinance passed after a recent municipal ballot measure, making it an offense subject to fine or confiscation that a citizen possess

D. Because of an ordinance passed after a recent municipal ballot measure making it an offense subject to fine or confiscation for a citizen to possess

E. Due to an ordinance being passed after a recent municipal ballot measure that makes it an offense subject to fine or confiscation for a citizen to possess

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by deloitte247 » Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:02 am
This question tests fro the use of idioms, so we must critically examine which idioms best fits.

Option A: Incorrect
The use of 'citizen processing'is not the right option here. The idiom throws the sentence of balance.

Option B: Incorrect
The finite verb 'makes' is an incorrect verb to be used in this sentence. also the introducing prepositional phrase starting with "with" ; 'with' is generally used, when a physical accompaniment is the context. Here the use of with might lead one to think that the prescription holder themselves were armed with the ordinance.

Option C: Incorrect
citizens possess is a wrong choice of idioms here and does not makes it look suitable.

Option D: correct
The use of preposition 'it' properly refers to municipal ballot measure since the ballot measure made it an offense; whereas, the ordinance doesn't make the law it only states it.

Option E: Incorrect
The use of conjunction 'being' is an improper word to connect the ordinance and passed. A better restructuring of a verb to be will have been better.
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