pradeepkaushal9518 wrote: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
In B and D, forbid X
from Y is the incorrect idiom. The correct idiom is forbid X
to Y. Eliminate B and D.
In E,
will forbid changes the tense -- and therefore the meaning -- of the sentence. Also, the construction
forbid that is less idiomatic than
forbid X to Y and would require the subjunctive mood of the verb
to strike:
The contract forbids that the union strike.
We're left with C and A. C is longer and wordier than A, so answer choice A is better. If you're down to A and another answer choice, and you can't spot anything grammatically wrong in A, eliminate the other answer choice and pick A.
The correct answer is A.
Please be advised that a word such as
forbid can be part of more than one idiom. It's grammatically correct to say:
The contract forbids a strike by the union.
It's also correct to say:
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