1000 SC Q no: 559

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1000 SC Q no: 559

by samyak » Thu May 27, 2010 12:15 pm
559. 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

Please help me answer this question. I would opt for A.
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by Gmat_War » Thu May 27, 2010 12:27 pm
IMO A.The verb rescind + that requires the use of subjunctive.

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by money9111 » Thu May 27, 2010 12:31 pm
i think the idiom is prohibited from _____ing - so I choose E.. Prohibited from being
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by paes » Thu May 27, 2010 9:36 pm
IMO E

IDIOM : prohibited from

E : being sold -> awkward

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by ansumania » Sat May 29, 2010 4:51 am
IMO A ....because use of subjunctive..........

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by pnk » Sat May 29, 2010 10:40 am
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 (subordinate clause 'that' not required)
(B) that any chemical be prohibited from sale to other countries that was banned on medical grounds in the United States (use of subjunctive => 'was' wrong)
(C) prohibiting the sale to other countries of any chemical banned on medical grounds in the United States (correct)...prohibiting acts as a noun modifier of 'directive'
(D) prohibiting that any chemical banned on medical grounds in the United States is sold to other countries (use of subjunctive => 'is' wrong)
(E) that any chemical banned in the United States on medical grounds is prohibited from being sold to other countries (use of subjunctive => 'is' wrong)

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by jube » Sun May 30, 2010 9:08 am
A

Is the OA something else?

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by samyak » Mon May 31, 2010 11:12 am
The OA is C. pnk can you please explain why A is wrong?

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