T.E. Lawrence

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by sl750 » Sat Sep 03, 2011 10:24 am

Although he resisted the assignment, T. E. Lawrence, later known as Lawrence of Arabia, successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
"¢ Although he resisted the assignment, T. E. Lawrence, later known as Lawrence of Arabia, successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
"¢ Although he had resisted the assignment, T. E. Lawrence, later known as Lawrence of Arabia, successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
"¢ Although he resisted the assignment, T. E. Lawrence, later known as Lawrence of Arabia, had successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
"¢ Although he had resisted the assignment, Lawrence of Arabia, who successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire, was earlier known as T. E. Lawrence.
"¢ T. E. Lawrence, later known as Lawrence of Arabia, successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire, although they had resisted the assignment.

This sentence is perplexing as I am unable to decide which of two actions happened earlier

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by GmatKiss » Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:17 am

sl750 wrote:Although he resisted the assignment, T. E. Lawrence, later known as Lawrence of Arabia, successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
"¢ Although he resisted the assignment, T. E. Lawrence, later known as Lawrence of Arabia, successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
"¢ Although he had resisted the assignment, T. E. Lawrence, later known as Lawrence of Arabia, successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
"¢ Although he resisted the assignment, T. E. Lawrence, later known as Lawrence of Arabia, had successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
"¢ Although he had resisted the assignment, Lawrence of Arabia, who successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire, was earlier known as T. E. Lawrence.
"¢ T. E. Lawrence, later known as Lawrence of Arabia, successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire, although they had resisted the assignment.

This sentence is perplexing as I am unable to decide which of two actions happened earlier

We need to express one action in past perfect.

IMO:B

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by smackmartine » Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:29 am

IMO B
It is almost always helpful to draw a time line in order to decide which event happened 1st.
p-perfect___________________________ Past
|-------------------------------------------------|
resisted revolution____________________ Finally led revolution

Only Option B and D use a combination of past and past perfect. However, D changes the meaning by saying Lawrence of Arabia was earlier known as T. E. Lawrence.

B is the winner

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by crick » Sat Sep 03, 2011 6:57 pm

+1 for B.

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by aspirant2011 » Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:31 am

sl750 wrote:Although he resisted the assignment, T. E. Lawrence, later known as Lawrence of Arabia, successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
"¢ Although he resisted the assignment, T. E. Lawrence, later known as Lawrence of Arabia, successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire.----- earlier action should be depicted by the usage of past perfect
"¢ Although he had resisted the assignment, T. E. Lawrence, later known as Lawrence of Arabia, successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
"¢ Although he resisted the assignment, T. E. Lawrence, later known as Lawrence of Arabia, had successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
"¢ Although he had resisted the assignment, Lawrence of Arabia, who successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire, was earlier known as T. E. Lawrence.
"¢ T. E. Lawrence, later known as Lawrence of Arabia, successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire, although they had resisted the assignment.

This sentence is perplexing as I am unable to decide which of two actions happened earlier

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