Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he also won the loyalty of its citizens: the invading Danes were well aware of this weakness and used it to their advantage in 893.
(A) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he
(B) The fact that King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he had
(C) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
(D) The fact that King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean that he
(E) Just because King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
Another confusing sentence. I bet on A since the chronological order of events is clear. However, the OA is B. In all the instruction I`ve read so far for SC the rule is: use Past Perfect only when necessary; prefer Simple tenses and so on. I do not see any ambiguity concerning the events. Moreover, B seems more unspecific to me because Past Perfect moves the event "winning loyalty of its citizens" somewhere before "fortified", which could refer to both before and after "had occupied". More, I think the causality relationship is more evident in A. Please, provide some response.
(A) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he
(B) The fact that King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he had
(C) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
(D) The fact that King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean that he
(E) Just because King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
Another confusing sentence. I bet on A since the chronological order of events is clear. However, the OA is B. In all the instruction I`ve read so far for SC the rule is: use Past Perfect only when necessary; prefer Simple tenses and so on. I do not see any ambiguity concerning the events. Moreover, B seems more unspecific to me because Past Perfect moves the event "winning loyalty of its citizens" somewhere before "fortified", which could refer to both before and after "had occupied". More, I think the causality relationship is more evident in A. Please, provide some response.
