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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

become among...

1font00The company became among the highest-ranked advertising agencies in the country by improving its staff.02font02br
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00I feel strange when reading the above sentence. Should we add something in between "became" and "among"? Please advise.02br
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10I feel strange when reading the above sentence.12blockquote
10Me too!02br
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0It's strange. But is it grammatically correct?02br
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0 Among always bothered me because it doesn't fit into a sentence easily. Language flows from word to word. Among is an odd sound that doesn't change much when you put other words around it. It disturbs the gentle flow.02br
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00Maybe that is why it feels wrong.02br
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00The sentence appears correct. However, I hate the word among and try not to us
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00It's strange. But is it grammatically correct?12blockquote
10No. 01i00become02i00 needs to be followed by a noun or adjective. 01i00among02i00, as you know, is a preposition. 01i00come to be,02i00 though very awkward, would have to substitute. (01i00It came
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0Oops again!02br
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00A good lesson I've learned today.02br
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00Thank you Jim! 05000[C]010id1
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0Hi guys02br
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00Perhaps something I found here can be for your reference:02br
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01cite10Lcchang12cite10Hi guys12br
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0 After seeing the NYT results I have to agree that 01i00become among02i00is grammatical after all. All the same, I find it jarring on the ear! 05000 I wonder how many other prepositions NYT uses after01i00become02i00! 01i00become in, become out, become from, become for, become with02i00. They all strike me as exc
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