The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteen Amendment (1868) had been originally adopted in order that blacks in the post-Civil War South be given the full benefit of citizenship, but over the past century and a half they are expanding it to include all categories of civil rights.
A.had been originally adopted in order that blacks in the post-Civil War South be given the full benefit of citizenship, but over the past century and a half they are expanding it to include
B.was originally adopted to give blacks in the post-Civil War South the full benefit of citizenship, but over the past century and a half it has been expanded to include
C.had been originally adopted to give blacks in the post-Civil War South the full benefit of citizenship, while over the past century and a half was expanding it to include
D.had been originally adopted to give blacks in the post-Civil War South the full benefit of citizenship, and over the past century and a half has expanded to include
E.had been originally adopted by giving blacks in the post-Civil War South the full benefit of citizenship, and over the past century and a half they have been expanding it to include
my doubt: i have a little issue with the answer choice B. i feel that the usage of "BUT" is not right somehow. the requisite contrast, which is required for the usage of "BUT", is missing in the SC.
the first part of the SC before "BUT" is "The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteen Amendment (1868) was originally adopted to give blacks in the post-Civil War South the full benefit of citizenship"
AND the second part of the SC is "but over the past century and a half it has been expanded to include all categories of civil rights".
WHERE is the CONTRAST if initially the the EPC intended to give blacks "full benefit of citizenship" AND later if extended to include "all categories of civil rights"?
shouldn't the better answer would have been: was originally adopted to give blacks in the post-Civil War South the full benefit of citizenship, AND over the past century and a half it has been expanded to include
A.had been originally adopted in order that blacks in the post-Civil War South be given the full benefit of citizenship, but over the past century and a half they are expanding it to include
B.was originally adopted to give blacks in the post-Civil War South the full benefit of citizenship, but over the past century and a half it has been expanded to include
C.had been originally adopted to give blacks in the post-Civil War South the full benefit of citizenship, while over the past century and a half was expanding it to include
D.had been originally adopted to give blacks in the post-Civil War South the full benefit of citizenship, and over the past century and a half has expanded to include
E.had been originally adopted by giving blacks in the post-Civil War South the full benefit of citizenship, and over the past century and a half they have been expanding it to include
my doubt: i have a little issue with the answer choice B. i feel that the usage of "BUT" is not right somehow. the requisite contrast, which is required for the usage of "BUT", is missing in the SC.
the first part of the SC before "BUT" is "The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteen Amendment (1868) was originally adopted to give blacks in the post-Civil War South the full benefit of citizenship"
AND the second part of the SC is "but over the past century and a half it has been expanded to include all categories of civil rights".
WHERE is the CONTRAST if initially the the EPC intended to give blacks "full benefit of citizenship" AND later if extended to include "all categories of civil rights"?
shouldn't the better answer would have been: was originally adopted to give blacks in the post-Civil War South the full benefit of citizenship, AND over the past century and a half it has been expanded to include
