What is the function of the transition in this sentence?

Plans for a transcontinental railroad began years before the Civil War, yet officials from around the country could not agree on a location. (5 points)

To summarize ideas
To give an example
To show an exception
To emphasize

Question

What is the function of the transition in this sentence?

Plans for a transcontinental railroad began years before the Civil War, yet officials from around the country could not agree on a location. (5 points)

To summarize ideas
To give an example
To show an exception
To emphasize

TETSXPREME · Answer

Welcome To Qc It's to show an exception (which is often the purpose of "yet") because in the first clause it identifies an action, then then it's like "but wait, maybe the action didn't really get going" in the second half of the sentence https://www.coursehero.com/file/pjae11n/Gold-in-California-ignited-interest-in-a-railroad-to-reach-the-West-However/