Question

On account of a law passed in 1993, making it a crime punishable by imprisonment that a United States citizen hold gold in the form of bullion or coins, immigrants found that on arrival in the United States they had to surrender all of the gold they had brought with them.

(A) On account of a law passed in 1993, making it a crime punishable by imprisonment that a United States citizen hold

(B) With a law passed in 1993 that makes it a crime punishable by imprisonment that a United States citizen hold

(C) A law passed in 1993 that made it a crime punishable by imprisonment for a United States citizen holding

(D) Because of a law passed in 1993 making it a crime punishable by imprisonment for a United States citizen to hold

(E) Due to a law being passed in 1993 that makes it a crime punishable by imprisonment for a United States citizen to hold

Answer 1

Option D

Step-by-step explanation:

Because of a law passed in 1993 making it a crime punishable by imprisonment for a United States citizen to hold; expresses correctly the fact that the imprisonment is caused by a law passed in 1993 and there is a connection.

A: On account of a law passed in 1993, making it a crime punishable by imprisonment that a United States citizen hold; the use of "that a United State citizen" disconnects the sentence makes it unreal.

B: With a law passed in 1993 that makes it a crime punishable by imprisonment that a United States citizen hold; the word "with" distorts the meaning of the whole sentence making it seem like the law was passed by individuals.

E: Due to a law being passed in 1993 that makes it a crime punishable by imprisonment for a United States citizen to hold; the grammatical structure is bad and the use of verb is inappropriate.

Answer 2

(D) Because of a law passed in 1993 making it a crime punishable by imprisonment for a United States citizen to hold

Step-by-step explanation:

Option a, b, c are wrong because of improper idiomatic usage

'with' in choice b is also bad: it seems to imply that immigrants arrived with the law.

choice c implies that the immigrants themselves are 'a law passed in 1993.

Option E is wrong because it asserts that the law is till in the process of being passed.