语法大全补充79

hellokelly

79.
Opened in 1683, the Ashmolean was the first public museum in Great
Britain, while earlier the Bodleian has been the first truly public
library.
(A) while earlier the Bodleian has been
(B) where the Bodleian earlier is
(C) just as earlier the Bodleian had been
(D) as the earlier Bodleian has been
(E) the Bodleian earlier being

the key is C and B where is wrong, but why? or b, "earlier is" is wrong?

AlienX

B is wrong because it changes the meaning:
- the original sentence is trying to show a similarity between the Ashmolean and the Bodleian; B doesn't express such similarity anymore.