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V700 Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
Prefer over?
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.
(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
(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
can anyone explain to me what is the difference between B and D?
(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
(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
can anyone explain to me what is the difference between B and D?
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Welcome to English Forums, v700. There appear to be several differences. -- (B) appears to be the correct answer, as I can find no grammatical problems with it.
- Welcome to English Forums, v700.
- There appear to be several differences.
- -- (B) appears to be the correct answer, as I can find no grammatical problems with it.
- (D) has some problems: 'preferred status to ' is wrong (it is a confusion with verb + preposition 'prefer to'); and 'another' should be 'others' because there are presumably more than one other litigant.
- There does not seem to be any difference in intended meaning, just some grammatical and structural problems.
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Welcome to English Forums, v700.
There appear to be several differences. I presume that these are alternative answers for a test question?--
(B) appears to be the correct answer, as I can find no grammatical problems with it.
(D) has some problems: 'preferred status to' is wrong (it is a confusion with verb + preposition 'prefer to'); and 'another' shou
There appear to be several differences. I presume that these are alternative answers for a test question?--
(B) appears to be the correct answer, as I can find no grammatical problems with it.
(D) has some problems: 'preferred status to' is wrong (it is a confusion with verb + preposition 'prefer to'); and 'another' shou
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