"Roosevelt was re-elected the President of the United States for the fourth time."
I wonder why "the United States" should get rid of "the?"
And is it necessary to add "as" behind "re-elected"？
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Using "as" will never be wrong, but it can be omitted and fluent readers will understand it. It depends on the target audience which way is best.– user3169Jan 27, 2017 at 0:33
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The sentence has a semantic error. FDR was re-elected three times. He served three full terms, and part of a fourth term.– JasperJan 27, 2017 at 1:15
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In my opinion, "relected" with "as" improves it slightly: "re-elected as the President".– Web_DesignerJan 27, 2017 at 5:00
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The sentence is correct. You must keep "the" with United States. You do not need to add "as," although you could use it.
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1On the other hand, using the definite article before the word "president" is optional here. You can safely use either "Roosevelt was re-elected the President of the United States" or "Roosevelet was re-elected President of the United States." In fact, the latter usage is probably much more frequent nowadays within the United States.– user48167Jan 27, 2017 at 2:06