In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court addressed the issue of segregation by ruling that separate educational facilities were inherently unequal. As inherently unequal facilities, they violated the Equal Protection Clause.
Which choice most effectively combines the sentences at the underlined portion?
facilities were not equal facilities which could support the Clause, but were instead inherently unequal.
belonging to a separate facility, violated the Equal Protection Clause, unlike an equal facility.
facilities were inherently unequal, which meant they violated the Equal Protection Clause.
facilities, because they were not equal facilities, but were inherently unequal facilities, violated the Equal Protection Clause.
Correct Answer: C
Choice C is the best answer. It uses a relative clause ("which meant they violated...") to explain the consequence of the previous clause's ruling.
Choice A is incorrect because "were not equal facilities which could support" is wordy. Choice B is incorrect because "belonging to a separate facility" is a dangling modifier. Choice D is incorrect because it is repetitively wordy.