Sentence Correction

The KwakiutI recognized one social unit larger than the tribe-the confederacy, which was a cluster of loosely knit, informally related neighboring tribes who interacted with themselves more often than between other tribes.

A. tribes who interacted with themselves more often than between

B. tribes who interacted among each other more often than among

C. tribes who interacted with one another more often than with

D. tribes, interacting among each other more often than between

E. tribes, interacting among one another more often than with

OA: after some time

"interact with" is idiomatically correct; anything else is unidiomatic; eliminate B, D, and E.

Choice A makes the same error; it ends with "between", while the correct idiom demands "with" (i.e., we need "interact...with" not "interact...between"); eliminate A.

All four wrong answers use the wrong idiom; choice C is the only one that uses "interact with" both times.

Choose C.

also, ANOTHER is used for more than 2 entities and EACH for 2 entities in consideration

mmslf75 wrote:also, ANOTHER is used for more than 2 entities and EACH for 2 entities in consideration

Correct.

mmslf75 wrote:also, ANOTHER is used for more than 2 entities and EACH for 2 entities in consideration

Ashish...

That's very much correct!!

Thanks guys

My analysis gives me C.

Is C the OA ???

"Interacted with" is the correct Idiom.SO,"C" it is

gmatmachoman wrote:The KwakiutI recognized one social unit larger than the tribe-the confederacy, which was a cluster of loosely knit, informally related neighboring tribes who interacted with themselves more often than between other tribes.

A. tribes who interacted with themselves more often than between

B. tribes who interacted among each other more often than among

C. tribes who interacted with one another more often than with

D. tribes, interacting among each other more often than between

E. tribes, interacting among one another more often than with

OA: after some time

Can we use "who" to refer to tribes?? I thought "who" is only for ppl... help!!!

This question is testing # things:

1) Usage of "each other" and "One another"
2) Usage of "between" and "among"
3) Comparison using "more"

1) "each other" is when we have 2 options. "One another" is when we have more than 2 options and this excludes the subject.
2) similarly "between" is used for 2 and among is for more than 2.
3) "than" mus be used whenever we have "more, less, few, greater" or any such comparison terms.

lets go with the options:

1) "other tribes" is more than 2 so we can't use "between"
2) usage of "each" is wrong since we have no idea how many those tribes are.
3) "One another" is correct. "interacted with X more often than with Y" is very good construction. Correct option.
4) "other tribes" is more than 2 so we can't use "between"
5) if "with" is used in the later part of comparison then "with" must be repeated in the beginning of the construction


Hence C is the correct option.

I remember hearing someone say an easy way to remember this one - "another" is just a contraction of "any other" meaning that there are more than one possible "others". Just "each other" or "the other" means that there is only one specific "other".

The correct answer is "C"

I disagree that one another is different from each other.

Both mean the same.

This is what oxford dictionary says


each other

pronoun

used to refer to each member of a group when each does something to or for other members:
they communicate with each other in French

https://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entr ... _gb0252370

one another

each other

https://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entr ... 579810.043
each other.

MGMAT SC strategy guide too does not say anything about that each other is for 2 things and one another is for more than 2.

The following is the definition right from Cambridge dictionary.If you still have doubts,the following will clear them for sure:

each other pronoun (also one another)

used to show that each person in a group of two or more people does something to the others
They kept looking at each other and smiling.
They're always wearing each other's clothes.
Why are you always arguing with each other?
They're so happy together - they were made for each other (= are perfectly matched).

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/diction ... stand_1__3

Testluv wrote:

mmslf75 wrote:also, ANOTHER is used for more than 2 entities and EACH for 2 entities in consideration

Correct.

You are wrong.See my post.

Guys if you ever have doubts such as these,always consult the best sources of usage of words-oxford and Cambridge dictionaries..

The answer is C ONLY because interact among is an incorrect idiom.


interact verb -cambridge

to communicate with or react to

Dominique's teacher says that she interacts well with the other children.
It's interesting at parties to see how people interact socially.
We are studying how these two chemicals interact.

communicate or be involved directly:-oxford

the user interacts directly with the library
people who interact daily

Why themselves is incorrect in A

themselves pronoun -Cambridge

reflexive form of 'they', sometimes used for emphasis

Did they enjoy themselves at the theatre?
They asked themselves where they had gone wrong.
formal They themselves had no knowledge of what was happening.
They collected the evidence (all by) themselves (= without help).
They had the whole campsite to themselves (= They were alone and did not have to share it with anyone).
These facts are unimportant in themselves (= when considered alone), but if you put them together, they may mean more.


The non-underlined part of the sentence clearly mentions other tribes.You can't use a reflexive for other tribes.

reflexive adjective ( GRAMMAR ) -Cambridge

describes words that show that the person who does the action is also the person who is affected by it

In the sentence, "She prides herself on doing a good job", "prides" is a reflexive verb and "herself" is a reflexive pronoun.

I hope everybody now clearly understands the real reason why the correct answer is C.

Do not force your logic to achieve an answer.You may get it right this time (lucky),but you will surely get it wrong the next time.

If there are only 2 things: you say the other WITHOUT one,that is,just the word -the other.

eg:

James : Ron,there is something on ear.
Ron: This one?
James: No! The other one!

other -Oxford dictionary

adjective & pronoun

1 used to refer to a person or thing that is different or distinct from one already mentioned or known about:
[as adjective]

stick the camera on a tripod or some other means of support
other people found her difficult

Pay careful attention to the article a.This means there is only one person or thing

2.alternative of two

[as adjective] :

the other side of the street
my other brother
[as pronoun] :
she flung up first one arm and then the other
one or other of his parents

See oxford dictionary explicitly states it is used for one of the two alternatives.