TASK DEFINITION: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
PROBLEM: The Palace of Whitehall was the main home of the English kings and queens in London , from 1530 until 1698 , when all except Inigo Jones 's 1622 Banqueting House was destroyed by fire .

SOLUTION: The Palace of Whitehall ( or Palace of White Hall ) at Westminster , Middlesex , was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698 , when most of its structures , except for Inigo Jones 's Banqueting House of 1622 , were destroyed by fire .

PROBLEM: Although the French troops would have more motorised units than the Germans , they could not hope to reach their places in the battle before the enemy did .

SOLUTION: Although the French troops would have a higher proportion of motorised units than their German adversaries , in view of the respective distances to be covered , they could not hope to reach their assigned sector advancing in battle deployment before the enemy did .

PROBLEM: A siddur is a Jewish prayer book .

SOLUTION:
A siddur ( Hebrew : סדור -RSB- ; plural siddurim , -RSB- ) is a Jewish prayer book , containing a set order of daily prayers .