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Other than unnecessary ",", not sure what else is wrong with A. I think wrong answer should go further than that.

Exactly felt the same. I concentrated heavily on forbid X to do Y and prohibit X from Y and did not notice comma until later.

Other than that both seem to be correct, if it were not for the comma in the first one.

Will Chose C by a hair line.
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Here is the OA and Explanation: Now that the OA and explanation are posted, can you rate this question in terms of difficulty?
Let's keep the 1-5 scale with 1 being easy and 5 hard.

Answer: C

The idioms are forbid TO and prohibit FROM. Also, ‘Everyone’ is singular.

A – The use of the comma changes the intended meaning of the sentence.
B – Subject-Verb Agreement error
C – Idiom
D – Subject-Verb Agreement
E – This is the correct answer
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U said OA is C but in explanation, u have written E as the correct answer. Please check and confirm which is the right answer?

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Here is the OA and Explanation: Now that the OA and explanation are posted, can you rate this question in terms of difficulty?
Let's keep the 1-5 scale with 1 being easy and 5 hard.

Answer: C
The idioms are forbid TO and prohibit FROM. Also, ‘Everyone’ is singular.

A – The use of the comma changes the intended meaning of the sentence.
B – Subject-Verb Agreement error
C – Idiom
D – Subject-Verb Agreement
E – This is the correct answer
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It should be C, but I will check with the test writer just in case as there is a discrepancy.
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since it tests only 1 concept of idiom, i will rate it 3 an average question
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We are working on a new set of Verbal Tests for GMAT Club. Several members have responded to our "Help Wanted Ad" and submitted their questions. I am posting the first batch and would love to hear your feedback about the questions. I would also like to know your opinion about how close this question is to the Real GMAT (or Official Guide if you have not taken the GMAT yet) on a 1-5 scale where
1 is not close at all
2 is not close
3 is average/undecided
4 is close
5 is exact match

I will post the OA and Explanation in 1-3 days, depending on how many takers we get. Your feedback will help significantly and very much appreciated!


The phrase “exclusive right” means that everyone other than the copyright holders is forbidden to use the work, without the copyright holder’s permission.

A. is forbidden to use the work, without the copyright holder’s permission.
B. are forbidden from using the work without the copyright holder’s permission.
C. is prohibited from using the work without the copyright holder’s permission.
D. are prohibited from using the work, without the copyright holder’s permission.
E. is prohibited to use the work without the copyright holder’s permission.


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Its clearly C however "copyright holder" would be more appropriate to match singular noun in the underlined part..

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I had narrowed down to B, C and E - I would say it is C but have to agree with the previous post - it should be "copyright holder". It's a good question.
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Any difficulty feedback?

I would rate it between 650 and 700.
Forbidden was too strong. So, C was an easy choice.



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