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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Among her brothers
Can I say,
(a) Susan is the shortest among her brothers.
(b) Among her brothers, Susan is the shortes.
(c) Susan is the shortest.
(d) Susan is the shortest (girl) in her family.
(a) Susan is the shortest among her brothers.
(b) Among her brothers, Susan is the shortes.
(c) Susan is the shortest.
(d) Susan is the shortest (girl) in her family.
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Hi, No. When you say 'among . .
- Hi, No.
- When you say 'among .
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- brothers', you are telling us that you are only going to be looking at a group of brothers (a) Susan is the shortest among her brothers.
- No.
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Hi,
No.
When you say 'among . . . brothers', you are telling us that you are only going to be looking at a group of brothers
(a) Susan is the shortest among her brothers.No. Say 'Susan is shorter than(any of ) her brothers'.
No.
When you say 'among . . . brothers', you are telling us that you are only going to be looking at a group of brothers
(a) Susan is the shortest among her brothers.No. Say 'Susan is shorter than(any of ) her brothers'.
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Hi,
No.
When you say 'among . . . brothers', you are telling us that you are only going to be looking at a group of brothers
(a) Susan is the shortest among her brothers.No. Say 'Susan is shorter than(any of ) her brothers'.
No.
When you say 'among . . . brothers', you are telling us that you are only going to be looking at a group of brothers
(a) Susan is the shortest among her brothers.No. Say 'Susan is shorter than(any of ) her brothers'.
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Thanks. Let say, If I want to compare Susan with her two brothers, can I say:
(a) Susan is the shortest girl among /between her brothers.
(b) Susan is the shortest among John and Peter.
(a) Susan is the shortest girl among /between her brothers.
(b) Susan is the shortest among John and Peter.
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