In each of the following items, select the revision that corrects any error in the use of nouns or noun phrases in the original sentence. If the original sentence is correct, click on “No change.”
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At an end of the eighteenth century, England and France were at war.
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Napoleon, the French ruler, invaded Egypt with much soldiers.
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His ultimate goal was India, which England had controlled for year.
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At Rosetta, near the Nile, some French soldiers were building fort.
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They found a black large stone—
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The stone contained three sections of writing.
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To linguists, the Rosetta Stone became very important.
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The stone allowed linguistic experts to translate a ancient language that had never before been deciphered.
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Language and culture are closely connected, so discovering lost language helps archeologists understand the people who spoke it.
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We do not know what future language puzzles will be solved.
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