Question

Admission was ________ ladies.

• A. limited of
• B. restricted by
• C. restricted to
• D. limited by

Hint:

Collocation: "restricted to" = allowed only for; "restricted by" = constrained by something.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The correct preposition with "restricted" is "to." The phrase "restricted to ladies" means admission was only allowed for ladies. 
Other options are grammatically incorrect: 
- "limited of" → wrong usage. 
- "restricted by" → changes the meaning. 
- “limited by” → incorrect in this context. \[ \boxed{\text{restricted to}} \]

Answer 2

Focus on which preposition each verb genuinely collocates with, since "restricted" and "limited" pair with different prepositions depending on intended meaning (exclusivity versus cause).

1. Option A: "limited of" is not a standard English collocation; "limited" does not pair with "of" in this construction.
2. Option B: "restricted by ladies" would mean the ladies themselves imposed the restriction, which reverses the intended meaning that admission was reserved exclusively for them.
3. Option C: "restricted to ladies" correctly conveys that admission was reserved exclusively for ladies, matching the intended sense.
4. Option D: "limited by ladies" similarly implies the ladies caused the limitation, rather than being the exclusive group allowed in.

Only option C correctly expresses exclusivity of admission for ladies.

Hence, the correct answer is restricted to.