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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Among of them

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00 Among them Ali is the shortest.02br
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00(b) Ali is the shortest among (the) three pupils.02br
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00(c) Susan is the shortest between his brothers. 02br
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00(d) She is the shortest in her house / family / class. 02br
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00(e) Susan is the shortest between her two brothers. 0-
  

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[Y]12br 12br 10(b) Ali is the shortest among (the) three pupils. "12font 12br 12br 10(c) Susan is the shortest between his brothers. 11font 10"Susan" is a girl's name; "shortest" implies three or more - "between" implies two.

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  • [Y]12br 12br 10(b) Ali is the shortest among (the) three pupils.
  • "12font 12br 12br 10(c) Susan is the shortest between his brothers.
  • 11font 10"Susan" is a girl's name; "shortest" implies three or more - "between" implies two.
  • Use "of" if there are more than two.
  • [Y] 12br 12br 10(e) Susan is the shortest between her two brothers.
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01cite10Vincent Teo12cite10Can I say,12br
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10 Among them Ali is the shortest.[Y]12br
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10(b) Ali is the shortest among (the) three pupils. 11font10ok, but better to say "the shortest
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0(a) Among of them, Ali is the shortest.02br
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00My teacher told me that is acceptable. (Among of them..) IS that wrong? 0-
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0 Sadly, I am afraid your teacher is wrong.0-
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