souvik101990 wrote:
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.
Ok, so we have an ordinance
this ordinance was passed after a recent municipal ballot measure
this measure made it an offence subject to fine or confiscation for a citizen to possess legalized narcotics in the open.
Because of this ordinance, prescription holders discovered smth
they discovered that they had to forfeit prescription
prescription that were rightly prescribed by a medical professional.
Error analysis:
we have An ordinance - then a clause. well, it looks like here we need a clause in the first part of the sentence to present the reasoning in the second part.
A. An ordinance passed after a recent municipal ballot measure that made it an offense subject to fine or confiscation for a citizen possessing
A is incorrect because we need a clause to present a reasoning in the first part of the sentence.
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
makes - incorrect. the measure already made, since the prescription holders already discovered.
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
on account of - works here to present reasoning. nevertheless making it now modifies the entire preceded clause. this is incorrect. make - should modify the noun measure. moreover, a citizen possesses not possess. so we have SV agreement error.
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
looks good. because is what we need. making correctly modifies measure, since it is an ing modifier.
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
Due to to present reasoning - is not correct. makes - incorrect.