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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Of/among

Could you chech whether the following (A) and (B) are right?
Thank you.

(A) A giraffe is the tallest among all animals.
(B) A giraffe is the tallest one among all animals.
  

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lucas21c A) A giraffe is the tallest among all animals. This sentence is correct. e.

— Xerxes

  • lucas21c A) A giraffe is the tallest among all animals.
  • This sentence is correct.
  • e.
  • " The giraffe…").
  • lucas21c (B) A giraffe is the tallest one among all animals.
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lucas21cA) A giraffe is the tallest among all animals.
This sentence is correct. Keep in mind, though, that the definite article is better stylistically (i.e. "The giraffe…").
lucas21c(B) A giraffe is the tallest one among all animals.
I would invert the sentence so that it looks like this (and use the definite articl
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Can I also say, "The giraffe is the tallest of all animals"? What about "Of all animals, the giraffe is the tallest one"?
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Xerxes lucas21cA) A giraffe is the tallest among all animals.This sentence is correct. Keep in mind, though, that the definite article is better stylistically (i.e. "The giraffe…").lucas21c(B) A giraffe is the tallest one among all animals.I would invert the sentence so that it looks like this (and use the definite article, though it's up to you):Among all animals, the gi
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lucas21cCan I also say, "The giraffe is the tallest of all animals"? What about "Of all animals, the giraffe is the tallest one"?
Yes, you can.
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teechr, then does such a sentence, "A dog is the most faithful of all animals" which I extracted from my textbook, also sound awkward?
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lucas21cteechr, then does such a sentence, "A dog is the most faithful of all animals" which I extracted from my textbook, also sound awkward?
Correct. It's awkward to say the least!
You can say:"The dog is the most faithful of all animals."
or even better:
"Dogs are the most faithful of all animals."
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