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Rommel Posted 8 years ago
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Is there any significant difference in meaning of the underlined phrases? Don’t they mean the same thing?

Is there any significant difference in meaning of the underlined phrases? Don’t they mean the same thing?

Among the facilitators of the event were Mr. Sy, Mr. Chua, and Mrs. Lim.
The facilitators of the event were Mr. Sy, Mr. Chua, and Mrs. Lim.

  

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Yes. No. In #1 there were other facilitators besides those three.

  • Yes.
  • No.
  • In #1 there were other facilitators besides those three.
  • In #2 the named three were the only facilitators.
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Yes. No.

In #1 there were other facilitators besides those three.

In #2 the named three were the only facilitators.

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