Judge Lois Forer's study asks why do some litigants have a preferred status over others in the use of a public resource, the courts, which in theory are available to all but in fact are unequally distributed among rich and poor.

(A) do some litigants have a preferred status overothers in the use of a public resource, the courts, which in theory are available to all but in fact are unequally distributed among
(B) some litigants have a preferred status over others in the use of a public resource, the courts, which in theory are available to all but in fact are unequally distributed between
(C) do some litigants have a preferred status over another in the use of a public resource, the courts, in theory available to all but in fact are unequally distributed among
(D) some litigants have a preferred status to another in the use of a public resource, the courts, in theory available to all but in fact not equally distributed between
(E) does one litigant have a preferred status over the other in the use of a public resource, the courts, in theory available to all but in fact they are not equally distributed among

can someone explain this, please?

Is OA B?

yes OA is B.

Can you please explain.

Thanks!

Lets start with the end of the sentence. When two entities are involved, the correct idiom is between X and Y (NOT among X and Y). A, C and E are out.

NOw, between B and D, D has 'preferred status to another'. That's incorrect. The correct idiom is prevferred over. Hence, B.

givemeanid, thanks for the assistance! There is also an agreement/parallel construction error with answer choice D: the plural noun litigants is directly compared to the singular noun another.

-dan