559. One of Ronald Reagan’s first acts as President was to rescind President Carter’s directive that any chemical banned on medical grounds in the United States be prohibited from sale to other countries.
(A) that any chemical banned on medical grounds in the United States be prohibited from sale to other countries
(B) that any chemical be prohibited from sale to other countries that was banned on medical grounds in the United States
(C) prohibiting the sale to other countries of any chemical banned on medical grounds in the United States
(D) prohibiting that any chemical banned on medical grounds in the United States is sold to other countries
(E) that any chemical banned in the United States on medical grounds is prohibited from being sold to other countries
Modifiers + Redundancy/Awkwardness
A and B: “prohibited from sale” is incorrect. “prohibited from selling” is correct.
Moreover, this sentence is not a subjunctive case.
D: Use of “that” is redundant. Passive voice à “prohibiting that chemical is sold” is awkward.
E: "X is prohibited from ..." is incorrect unless X is a person.
“chemical is prohibited from being sold” à incorrect.
“chemical companies are prohibited from selling the chemical”à correct
C: “prohibiting” modifies “directive” correctly. It is the “directive” prohibits and the “president” was to rescind the “directive”. Hence, C is the best choice.
Sentence Correction - 1000 Questions with Solution:
(A) that any chemical banned on medical grounds in the United States be prohibited from sale to other countries
(B) that any chemical be prohibited from sale to other countries that was banned on medical grounds in the United States
(C) prohibiting the sale to other countries of any chemical banned on medical grounds in the United States
(D) prohibiting that any chemical banned on medical grounds in the United States is sold to other countries
(E) that any chemical banned in the United States on medical grounds is prohibited from being sold to other countries
Modifiers + Redundancy/Awkwardness
A and B: “prohibited from sale” is incorrect. “prohibited from selling” is correct.
Moreover, this sentence is not a subjunctive case.
D: Use of “that” is redundant. Passive voice à “prohibiting that chemical is sold” is awkward.
E: "X is prohibited from ..." is incorrect unless X is a person.
“chemical is prohibited from being sold” à incorrect.
“chemical companies are prohibited from selling the chemical”à correct
C: “prohibiting” modifies “directive” correctly. It is the “directive” prohibits and the “president” was to rescind the “directive”. Hence, C is the best choice.
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