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Omar Ahmed Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
A puzzling question
The cat is ( between-among) the toys.
My answer is : among
My friend says that we can use both between & among in this context. I would appreciate it if you gave me the correct answer.
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Either can be correct. It depends on the number of toys. The cat is between the toys.
- Either can be correct.
- It depends on the number of toys.
- The cat is between the toys.
- This is possible when the cat is at the middle with a toy at either side.
- The cat is among the toys.
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Either can be correct. It depends on the number of toys.
The cat is between the toys. This is possible when the cat is at the middle with a toy at either side.
The cat is among the toys. This is possible when the cat is surrounded by some toys.
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