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Navitasan Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Between the people in the plain and...

Which are correct:

1-He was a messenger between the people in the plain and in the mountains.
2-He was a messenger between the people in the plain and the mountains.

3-He was a messenger between the people living in the plain and in the mountains.
4-He was a messenger between the people living in the plain and the mountains.

They are all supposed to mean:

He was a messenger between the people in the plain and the people in the mountains.

Gratefully,
Navi.
  

Top answer

All of them are grammatically OK. Plain is usually plural in this type of sentence, and the preposition "on" is used. People living on the plains.

  • All of them are grammatically OK.
  • Plain is usually plural in this type of sentence, and the preposition "on" is used.
  • People living on the plains.
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All of them are grammatically OK.
Plain is usually plural in this type of sentence, and the preposition "on" is used.
People living on the plains.

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