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by pappueshwar » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:58 am
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

WHY IS B INCORRECT ? IS IT BECAUSE OF ACTIVE / PASSIVE SELECTION?

OA IS A
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by nileshdalvi » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:21 am
Strike as a noun is different from strike as a verb.
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by GmatKiss » Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:03 pm
pappueshwar wrote:The new contract forbids a strike by the transportation union.


A forbids a strike by the transportation union - Concise!!
B forbids the transportation union from striking = PASSIVE
C forbids that there be a strike by the transportation union - AWKWARD
D will forbid the transportation union from striking
E will forbid that the transportation union strikes = AWKWARD

WHY IS B INCORRECT ? IS IT BECAUSE OF ACTIVE / PASSIVE SELECTION?

OA IS A
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by mankey » Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:00 pm
Please note:

Forbid from is unidiomatic (Forbid to is correct)
Prohibit from is correct (Prohibit to is unidiomatic)

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