5-to-4, the use of "owe to"

[amysky_0205]

In a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that two upstate New York counties owed restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians for the unlawful seizure of their ancestral lands in the eighteenth century.

a)that two upstate New York counties owed restitution to three tribes of Onedida Indians for the unlawful seizure of

b)that two upstate New York counties owed restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians because of their unlawful seizure of

c)two upstate NewYork counties to owe restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians for their unlawful seizure of

d)on two upstate New York counties that owed restitution to three triubes of Oneida Indians because they unlawfully seized

e)on the restituition that two upstate New York counties owed to three tribes of Oneida Indians for the unlawful seizure of

OA: A

can someone explains all to me~ tks a lot
and how to use "owe to"?
i narrowed down to A, C and D.

[GMATGuruNY]

In a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that two upstate New York counties owed restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians for the unlawful seizure of their ancestral lands in the eighteenth century.

a)that two upstate New York counties owed restitution to three tribes of Onedida Indians for the unlawful seizure of

b)that two upstate New York counties owed restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians because of their unlawful seizure of

c)two upstate NewYork counties to owe restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians for their unlawful seizure of

d)on two upstate New York counties that owed restitution to three triubes of Oneida Indians because they unlawfully seized

e)on the restituition that two upstate New York counties owed to three tribes of Oneida Indians for the unlawful seizure of

OA: A

can someone explains all to me~ tks a lot
and how to use "owe to"?
i narrowed down to A, C and D.

B, C, and D:
Whereas the first pronoun (THEIR unlawful seizure in B and C, THEY unlawfully seized in D) refers to the COUNTIES, the second pronoun (THEIR ancestral lands) refers to the INDIANS.
When THEY/THEIR appears more than once within a SINGLE CLAUSE, the antecedent must be the SAME in each case.
Eliminate B, C and D.

In E, the restitution that three upstate New York counties owed incorrectly implies that the restitution was owed PRIOR to the court's ruling. The intended meaning is that the court RULED that the restitution was owed. Eliminate E.

The correct answer is A.