V06-22

Official Solution:

The Gourmet Beer Bill proposes that a decades-old beer ban, against bottles containing more than 8% alcohol per volume, be lifted.

A. beer ban, against bottles containing more than 8% alcohol per volume, be lifted
B. ban on selling bottled beers containing more than 8% alcohol per volume be lifted
C. ban on bottled beers sold containing more than 8% alcohol per volume be lifted
D. ban be lifted against selling bottled beers containing more than 8% alcohol per volume
E. ban over bottled beers that are sold containing more than 8% alcohol per volume should be lifted


The answer to this question depends on the correct idiomatic usage of the preposition on to designate the object of a ban. The correct answer will also be concise rather than wordy.

A. This option is wordy and incorrectly uses the word against when referring to a ban.

B. CORRECT. This option is concise and correctly uses the idiom ban on.

C. The word sold is misplaced and makes the sentence hard to understand.

D. Against is incorrect for this idiom.

E. The word over is used incorrectly, and this option is wordy and confusing.


Answer: B