Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:

Government should prevent smugglers .... their contraband

  • A to sell
  • B to be selling
  • C from selling
  • D having sold
  • E to selling
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The correct answer is C. from selling

The correct option to fill in the blank in the sentence "Government should prevent smugglers ________their contraband" is C. from selling.

The phrase "prevent from selling" means to take action to stop or hinder someone from engaging in the act of selling.

In this context, it suggests that the government should take measures to stop smugglers from selling their contraband.

Using the preposition "from" in combination with the verb "selling" indicates that the government should intervene to prohibit or hinder the sale of contraband by smugglers.

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