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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Between or another word?
Hi. Please help. Would you find this use of the word "between" in this sentence wrong or correct? I am sure "grass" is something you could not count as to how many it consists of. Then, could we use the word "among" instead of "between" for this sentence?
He looked into between grass
He looked into between grass
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You are correct in thinking that grass is uncountable. You could say, "he looked between the blades of grass," or "he looked amongst the grass," but I think "he looked in the (adjective - ie, long) grass is more natural.
- You are correct in thinking that grass is uncountable.
- You could say, "he looked between the blades of grass," or "he looked amongst the grass," but I think "he looked in the (adjective - ie, long) grass is more natural.
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You are correct in thinking that grass is uncountable.
You could say, "he looked between the blades of grass," or "he looked amongst the grass," but I think "he looked in the (adjective - ie, long) grass is more natural.
You could say, "he looked between the blades of grass," or "he looked amongst the grass," but I think "he looked in the (adjective - ie, long) grass is more natural.
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AnonymousHe looked into between grassThis is wrong with between; and it's wrong with among as well. I don't even understand what it is supposed to mean.
He looked for his lost ring in the grass. ???
He looked through the tall grass to see if anyone was coming. ???
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