Congress has enacted legislation forbidding state and local

Question

Congress has enacted legislation   forbidding state and local governments from raising taxes on connections that link consumers to the Internet for the next three years  .

A) forbidding state and local governments from raising taxes on connections that link consumers to the Internet for the next three years 
B)that forbids state and local governments for the next three years from raising taxes on connections that link consumers to the Internet 
C)that for the next three years forbids state and local governments to raise taxes on connections that link consumers to the Internet 
D)forbidding for the next three years to state and local governments the raising of taxes on connections that link consumers to the Internet 
E)that forbids for the next three years state and local governments from raising taxes on connections that link consumers to the Internet

I do not agree with the answer or may beI am missing something. Let's discuss and I will post the OA

mbawaters · Answer

Yeah it's a test of idiom 'forbid to' not forbid from or forbid for.

ritula · Answer

How to remember all the idioms?

aviator83 · Answer

Thanks for posting a good question. IMO the answer is (b)
also, can anyone suggest whether the following are idiomatic-
1.forbids X to raise Y
2.forbids X from raising Y

getafixdruid · Answer

The idiom is "forbid to".
All of the other choices use "forbid for" or "forbid from".

So its C.

ldpedroso · Answer

According to the Oxford Dictionary, BOTH idioms are correct:

for•bid /fbd; NAmE frb/ verb (for•bade /fbd; fbed; NAmE frb/ for•bid•den /fbdn; NAmE frb/) 
1 ~ sb ( from  doing sth) to order sb not to do sth; to order that sth must not be done:   He forbade them from mentioning the subject again. Her father forbade the marriage.   You are all forbidden  to  leave.

Consulting teh MGMAT Sentence Correction Guide, it says that the GMAT "prefers" the idiom Forbid to.

But attention: you you prefer useing prohibit, only from is correct.

sondenso · Answer

I think it is not because "preference" here, it is, you pay attention to the movement of modifier "for the next three years", you will see what I mean! :lol:

aviator83 · Answer

agreed. it uses the unidiomatic "forbid for" instead of "forbid from".
thanks ldpedroso +1
n sondenso+1

Congress has enacted legislation forbidding state and local

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