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Joplinâ€s faith in his opera 06 Jun 2006, 12:39
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Joplin’s faith in his opera “Tremonishaâ€



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Joplinâ€s faith in his opera 06 Jun 2006, 13:54
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Maybe E? I thought about C, but it was too wordy.
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Joplinâ€s faith in his opera 06 Jun 2006, 14:07
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^ E ^


>> decide + to + V1
>> decide + that + sentence

So, decide on is unidiomatic. A is out. Also, to what "it" in A refers to ??

D is out "it" refers to what ??

B and C are wordy.
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Joplinâ€s faith in his opera 06 Jun 2006, 16:01
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"decide TO do smthing" not on...

E is clear and precise... will vote for E

all others seem wordy

PS good explanation selene!
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Joplinâ€s faith in his opera 06 Jun 2006, 16:03
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E ... published...to stage
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Joplinâ€s faith in his opera 06 Jun 2006, 20:09
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^ E ^


>> decide + to + V1
>> decide + that + sentence

So, decide on is unidiomatic. A is out. Also, to what "it" in A refers to ??

D is out "it" refers to what ??

B and C are wordy.
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E it is.
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Joplinâ€s faith in his opera 06 Jun 2006, 20:56
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One more for E.
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Joplinâ€s faith in his opera 06 Jun 2006, 21:04
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E. short and sweet...
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Joplinâ€s faith in his opera 06 Jun 2006, 21:25
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Straight forward E
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Joplinâ€s faith in his opera 06 Jun 2006, 21:44
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Yes, it's E.

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Joplinâ€s faith in his opera 06 Jun 2006, 21:48
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Yup clear and concisE :-D
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Joplinâ€s faith in his opera 07 Jun 2006, 09:14
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Thanks OA is E



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