Multiple choice

Directions: In the given question, select the option that expresses the central idea in the most clear, concise and correct manner.

  1. One of incumbent government's first acts was to rescind the ordinance prohibiting the sale to other countries of any chemical banned on medical grounds in the country.

  2. One of the incumbent government's first acts was to rescind the ordinance prohibiting that any chemical banned on medical grounds in the country is sold to other countries.

  3. One of the incumbent's first acts was to rescind the ordinance that any chemical be prohibited from sale to other countries that was banned on medical grounds in the country.

  4. One of the incumbent government's first acts was to rescind the ordinance that any chemical banned in the country on medical grounds is prohibited from being sold to other countries.

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A Correct answer
Explanation

The ordinance prohibited the sale to other countries. This is explicit in statement A; hence, option (1) is the answer. “Rescind the ordinance to prohibit the sale” in (5) would change the meaning of the sentence.

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