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by armaan700+ » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:08 am
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A) Although he resisted the assignment, T. E. Lawrence, later known as Lawrence of Arabia, successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
B) Although he had resisted the assignment, T. E. Lawrence, later known as Lawrence of Arabia, successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
C) Although he resisted the assignment, T. E. Lawrence, later known as Lawrence of Arabia, had successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
D) 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.
E) T. E. Lawrence, later known as Lawrence of Arabia, successfully led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire, although they had resisted the assignment.

GOT CONFUSED IN FINDING WHICH ACTION HAS OCCURRED FIRST resisted the assignment OR uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
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by scoobydooby » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:16 am
guess the sentence means that initially T.E. L wasnt keen on the assignment but managed to successfuly lead the arab uprising.

so the resistence presumably happened earlier. so B seems best
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