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Goat Posted 15 years ago
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Hi everybody,

Could you please answer the following questions?

1) Try to avoid arousing anger and fear among the children.

2) Try to avoid arousing anger and fear in the children.

why 1) is wrong?

3) He is very popular among the people of Japan

4) He is very popular with the people of Japan.

Why 3) is wrong?

Thank you
  

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The main point is that among has the definition of "in between" a group of more than 2 things. e. making each child angry and fearful with the other children), while 2 shows that the person is arousing anger and fear within each child.

— Lakshwadeep

  • The main point is that among has the definition of "in between" a group of more than 2 things.
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  • making each child angry and fearful with the other children), while 2 shows that the person is arousing anger and fear within each child.
  • Again in 3, the meaning is "he" is part of the people of Japan and popular, while 4 correctly states that the people of Japan consider him (a non-Japanese person) popular.
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The main point is that among has the definition of "in between" a group of more than 2 things.

So, 1 is wrong because it implies the person is arousing anger and fear between the children themselves (i.e. making each child angry and fearful with the other children), while 2 shows that the person is arousing anger and fear within each child.

Again in 3, the meaning is "he" is pa
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Thanks very much for your time and help Lakshwadeep
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