OG-12. 2nd edition (Blue) 47

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OG-12. 2nd edition (Blue) 47

by rishijhawar » Mon Jun 27, 2011 1:49 am
Wisconsin,Illinois,Florida,and Minnesota have begun to enforce statewide bans prohibiting landfills
to accept leaves , brush , and grass clippings


(A) prohibiting landfills to accept leaves,brush,and grass clippings
(B) prohibiting that landfills accept leaves,brush,and grass clippings
(C) prohibiting landfills from accepting leaves,brush,and grass clippings
(D) that leaves,brush,and grass clippings cannot be accepted in landfills
(E) that landfills cannot accept leaves,brush,and grass clippings

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OA C.I want little more clarity here coz bans and prohibit mean one and the same
so bans along with prohibiting does it sound redundant.
To me E sounds good as it looks consise.
Also, is passive construction a reason for not choosing D.[/spoiler]

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by vikram4689 » Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:27 pm
See bans can be used as a noun and as a verb(here is acts as prohibit). Here bans is used a noun and therefor it does not mean prohibit.

Also the idiom is prohibit X from Y and that is used in C.

(A) prohibiting landfills to accept leaves,brush,and grass clippings - wrong idiom
(B) prohibiting that landfills accept leaves,brush,and grass clippings - wrong idiom
(C) prohibiting landfills from accepting leaves,brush,and grass clippings
(D) that leaves,brush,and grass clippings cannot be accepted in landfills - C describes the meaning more clearly
(E) that landfills cannot accept leaves,brush,and grass clippings - C describes the meaning more clearly
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by blaster » Tue Jun 28, 2011 2:45 am
rishijhawar wrote:Wisconsin,Illinois,Florida,and Minnesota have begun to enforce statewide bans prohibiting landfills
to accept leaves , brush , and grass clippings


(A) prohibiting landfills to accept leaves,brush,and grass clippings
(B) prohibiting that landfills accept leaves,brush,and grass clippings
(C) prohibiting landfills from accepting leaves,brush,and grass clippings
(D) that leaves,brush,and grass clippings cannot be accepted in landfills
(E) that landfills cannot accept leaves,brush,and grass clippings

[spoiler]Idiom
OA C.I want little more clarity here coz bans and prohibit mean one and the same
so bans along with prohibiting does it sound redundant.
To me E sounds good as it looks consise.
Also, is passive construction a reason for not choosing D.[/spoiler]
option E lack prohibit right after that