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avohden
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22 Oct 2013, 14:32
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Citing health concerns, City X is considering a law prohibiting thrift stores to accept mattresses, pillows, and bed-linens.
A. prohibiting thrift stores to accept mattresses, pillows, and bed-linens
B. prohibiting thrift stores from accepting mattresses, pillows, and bed-linens
C. prohibiting that thrift stores accept mattresses, pillows, and bed-linens
D. that thrift stores cannot accept mattresses, pillows, and bed-linens
E. that mattresses, pillows, and bed-linens cannot be accepted by thrift stores
OE to follow.
A. prohibiting thrift stores to accept mattresses, pillows, and bed-linens
B. prohibiting thrift stores from accepting mattresses, pillows, and bed-linens
C. prohibiting that thrift stores accept mattresses, pillows, and bed-linens
D. that thrift stores cannot accept mattresses, pillows, and bed-linens
E. that mattresses, pillows, and bed-linens cannot be accepted by thrift stores
OE to follow.
22 Oct 2013, 15:06
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avohden
Dear avohden,
I'm happy to help.
This is a classic idiom question. First of all, here's a free GMAT idiom ebook:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/gmat-idiom-ebook/
Here's a blog that discusses this particular idiom:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/gmat-prepo ... ioms-from/
The correct idiom is "prohibit A from doing X".
It's very tricky --- we forbid somebody to do something, but we prohibit that person from doing something. Two different idioms for two closely related words.
The answer choice with the correct idiom is (B).
Does all this make sense?
Mike
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26 Oct 2013, 03:52
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Answer B The issue here is the proper usage for the idea of prohibiting something. The proper idiomatic form is "prohibit X from doing Y." Incorrect forms are "prohibit X to do Y" and "prohibit that X do Y". Thus we eliminate (after a vertical scan) choices (A) and (C). Since "a law that X cannot do Y" and "a law that Z's cannot be Y'd by X" are also unidiomatic, we eliminate (D) and (E). That leaves us with our correct answer, (B).
Note that (E) also uses the passive voice, which is usually incorrect on Sentence Correction unless it is somehow necessary. One instance where passive voice would be necessary is in the sentence "Professor X was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics." In this sentence, using the active voice would require something such as "The committee awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics to Professor X". The original sentence (which uses the passive voice) is shorter and more elegant, and more clearly states the main idea, which concerns Professor X, not the committee.
Hope it helps.
Answer B The issue here is the proper usage for the idea of prohibiting something. The proper idiomatic form is "prohibit X from doing Y." Incorrect forms are "prohibit X to do Y" and "prohibit that X do Y". Thus we eliminate (after a vertical scan) choices (A) and (C). Since "a law that X cannot do Y" and "a law that Z's cannot be Y'd by X" are also unidiomatic, we eliminate (D) and (E). That leaves us with our correct answer, (B).
Note that (E) also uses the passive voice, which is usually incorrect on Sentence Correction unless it is somehow necessary. One instance where passive voice would be necessary is in the sentence "Professor X was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics." In this sentence, using the active voice would require something such as "The committee awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics to Professor X". The original sentence (which uses the passive voice) is shorter and more elegant, and more clearly states the main idea, which concerns Professor X, not the committee.
Hope it helps.
