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The French general Henri Petain, a highly-decorated World 24 Oct 2004, 13:20
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The French general Henri Petain, a highly-decorated World War I military leader, had his reputation ruined becuase of his collaboration with Nazis during the German Occupation in World War II
1-- same as orginial
2-- Henri Petain, a French general who was also a highly-decorated World War I military leader
3-- Highly-decorated World War I military leader, the French general Henri Petain
4-- The French general Henri Petain, who was a highly-decorated military leader for World War I
5-- The highly-decorated French general Henri Petain, a military leader for World War I



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The French general Henri Petain, a highly-decorated World 25 Oct 2004, 08:42
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I also think it is A.

In D the "highly decorated military leader for WW-I" says a different story. I think the sentence tries to say that he was a decorated WW-I leader and not what is said in D.
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The French general Henri Petain, a highly-decorated World 26 Oct 2004, 15:53
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I am stuck between 4 and 5. I would go with 4.

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The French general Henri Petain, a highly-decorated World 16 Nov 2004, 06:49
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OA = A

sorry for the delay, some spyware has crashed my machine
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The French general Henri Petain, a highly-decorated World 16 Nov 2004, 07:07
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After having read all the possible answers I am still hesitating among A, B, C, D and E. It is not a joke, all constructions could make it to me, some of them being heavy or awkward but I do not figure out critical points here. Could any guru help me please ?

Thx
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The French general Henri Petain, a highly-decorated World 18 Nov 2004, 04:40
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After having read all the possible answers I am still hesitating among A, B, C, D and E. It is not a joke, all constructions could make it to me, some of them being heavy or awkward but I do not figure out critical points here. Could any guru help me please ?

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D and E should be crossed off because they
change "military leader in WW I" to "military leader for WW I."

The first means that something was done during the
war (leading the military), the second means that he
was in favor of the war.

C should be crossed off because it does not have
an article in front of "Highly-decorated World War I..."
This rule is a bit trickier. It is permissable to say
"Highly-decorated WW I hero Eddie Rickenbacker
lead the 94th Squadron." However an article is needed
once the definite article is added. "A Highly-decorated
WW I hero, the flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker lead
the 94th Squadron."
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The French general Henri Petain, a highly-decorated World 19 Nov 2004, 12:49
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After having read all the possible answers I am still hesitating among A, B, C, D and E. It is not a joke, all constructions could make it to me, some of them being heavy or awkward but I do not figure out critical points here. Could any guru help me please ?

Thx

D and E should be crossed off because they
change "military leader in WW I" to "military leader for WW I."

The first means that something was done during the
war (leading the military), the second means that he
was in favor of the war.

C should be crossed off because it does not have
an article in front of "Highly-decorated World War I..."
This rule is a bit trickier. It is permissable to say
"Highly-decorated WW I hero Eddie Rickenbacker
lead the 94th Squadron." However an article is needed
once the definite article is added. "A Highly-decorated
WW I hero, the flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker lead
the 94th Squadron."
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Richie
can you please explain more on this?. I thought article was ellipsed in choice C. In other words when do you use articles in the beginning of phrases/clauses used as modifers?
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The French general Henri Petain, a highly-decorated World 21 Nov 2004, 08:14
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After having read all the possible answers I am still hesitating among A, B, C, D and E. It is not a joke, all constructions could make it to me, some of them being heavy or awkward but I do not figure out critical points here. Could any guru help me please ?

Thx

D and E should be crossed off because they
change "military leader in WW I" to "military leader for WW I."

The first means that something was done during the
war (leading the military), the second means that he
was in favor of the war.

C should be crossed off because it does not have
an article in front of "Highly-decorated World War I..."
This rule is a bit trickier. It is permissable to say
"Highly-decorated WW I hero Eddie Rickenbacker
lead the 94th Squadron." However an article is needed
once the definite article is added. "A Highly-decorated
WW I hero, the flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker lead
the 94th Squadron."

Richie
can you please explain more on this?. I thought article was ellipsed in choice C. In other words when do you use articles in the beginning of phrases/clauses used as modifers?
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While I am very certain that I am correct, I don't yet have a citation to prove it. Therefore, you shouldn't believe me until I can quote a reliable source. I will begin looking for one.
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The French general Henri Petain, a highly-decorated World 21 Nov 2004, 12:26
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The has to be used when refering to someone or a place of special significance/importance.

I'd say, for example, President Kennedy but when refering to Kennedy, I'd say The president.
Similarly, I'd say The University of Oxford or Oxford University but could not say University of Oxford.



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