Thanks for the question! So we’re being asked here for what statements about law courts in medieval England is true based on the passage. Well, (A) tells us that some English lawyers who practiced in civil courts also practiced in church courts but others served exclusively in one court or the other. Take a look at lines 38-43, where we’re told that an alternative inference seemed inherently weak, “especially since there was some overlap of personnel between the civil bar and the ecclesiastical bar.” That’s directly support for (A), and makes it the correct answer choice.
Now, I know what you might think: doesn’t “some” mean at least one, but possibly all? And if it means all here, then we can’t say that others served exclusively in one court or the other. But here’s the thing: (A) is clearly the best answer choice of the bunch. And that “some means at least one” rule is relaxed on the reading comprehension section, because these are pulled from real people’s writings, and when real people write, they don’t use “some” that way. They use “some” in the regular way, which means “some, but not all,” and we have to keep that in mind when reading these passages.
Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any other questions that you might have.
