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by hey_thr67 » Mon May 21, 2012 4:01 am
After many years of feeling separated by a great divide, the doctor now finds himself besides the lawyer, working with one another against HMOs and big tobacco.

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by GmatKiss » Mon May 21, 2012 4:29 am
After many years of feeling separated by a great divide, the doctor now finds himself besides the lawyer, working with one another against HMOs and big tobacco.

1: besides the lawyer, working with one another
2: besides the lawyer, working with each other
3: beside the lawyer, working with each other
4: beside the lawyer, working with him
5: beside the lawyer, working with one another

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by agarwalva » Mon May 21, 2012 5:25 am
GmatKiss wrote:After many years of feeling separated by a great divide, the doctor now finds himself besides the lawyer, working with one another against HMOs and big tobacco.

1: besides the lawyer, working with one another
2: besides the lawyer, working with each other
3: beside the lawyer, working with each other
4: beside the lawyer, working with him
5: beside the lawyer, working with one another

Please underline the question before posting!!
please can you explain why "beside" is correct
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by GmatKiss » Mon May 21, 2012 6:06 am
agarwalva wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:After many years of feeling separated by a great divide, the doctor now finds himself besides the lawyer, working with one another against HMOs and big tobacco.

1: besides the lawyer, working with one another
2: besides the lawyer, working with each other
3: beside the lawyer, working with each other
4: beside the lawyer, working with him
5: beside the lawyer, working with one another

Please underline the question before posting!!
please can you explain why "beside" is correct
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Mon May 21, 2012 6:58 am
agarwalva wrote:
please can you explain why "beside" is correct
"Beside" means "next to", while "besides" means "in addition to."
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