(A) Under Napoleon the French were not able to organize an adequate supply system, and it
(B) The French being unable to organize an adequate supply system under Napoleon
(C) For the French under Napoleon, to be unable to organize an adequate supply system
(D) The inability of the French under Napoleon to organize an adequate supply system
(E) The French inability under Napoleon of organizing an adequate supply system.
Solution:
Pronoun + Idioms
In A, antecedent of “it” is unclear. “it” can refer to “supply system” which is not the intended meaning.
In B, the usage of “being” is awkward here.
In C, the sentence structure “For....., to be....” is awkward.
In E, “inability of” is unidiomatic. “inability to” is idiomatic.
In D, “The inability of the French… to organize…was a major cause…”, the sentence structure is proper and phrases are idiomatic. Hence, D is the best choice.
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