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Diamondrg Posted 20 years ago
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0 01b00----, the soldiers were caught almost entirely by surprise.02br
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02b00A) As the general had not trusted his scouts' information02br
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00B) Since the enemy had already been seen in the vicinity02br
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00C) Despite the weather being so difficult to see in02br
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00D) Having gained almost two years' battlefield experience02br
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00E) Knowing that there were no enemy soldiers in the area02br
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01font00I am stuck between B and E. What do you think?02font02br
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0Neither. Actually 'A' is correct. 02br 02br 00'B' is not correct as if the enemy had been seen in the vicinity then they would not be surprised by them.

— Tam Sadek

  • 0Neither.
  • Actually 'A' is correct.
  • 02br 02br 00'B' is not correct as if the enemy had been seen in the vicinity then they would not be surprised by them.
  • 02br 02br 00'E' is not correct as the enemy are clearly in the area.
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0Neither. Actually 'A' is correct. We can assume that as the General had not trusted his scouts, he didn't tell his junior officers to prepare for their coming.02br
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00'B' is not correct as if the enemy had been seen in the vicinity then they would not be surprised by them. However, if we change 'since' to 'even though', then it would be correct.02br
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0C and D would be acceptable (though ungainly) if we transferred "despite":02br
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00C) The weather being so difficult to see in,...02br
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00D) 01b00Despite02b00 having gained almost two years' battlefield experience,...02br
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0 Both A and E, but only modified:02br
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00 A) As the general had not trusted his scouts' information 01b00and hadn't passed the information to the soldiers ....02b02br
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00 E) 01b00Thinking to know02b00 that there were no enemy soldiers in the area0-
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