As they were reasonable

[Anna232]

In this exercise I have to use join the sentences using the word in brackets.
"Their requests were reasonable. Even so, they should not have staged a demonstration. (As)
The book's answer is "Reasonable as their requests were, they should not have staged a demonstration.
My response " As their requests were reasonable, they should not have staged a demonstration.
Is my answer wrong?

 

[5jj]

Yes.
(More later.)

 

[5jj]

Reasonable as their requests were, they should not have staged a demonstration.

This conveys a similar message to that of the original.

As their requests were reasonable, they should not have staged a demonstration.

The message of this is that they should not have staged a demonstration. because their requests were reasonable.