Referring to a member of a group

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Referring to a member of a group

by goelmohit2002 » Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:00 am
Hi All,

somewhere I read that when we refer to a member of a group, we use "of". Not "Among". For e.g.

Correct:
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a) He is best "of" my friends.
b) The main reason "of" all the reasons is XYZ.

Incorrect:
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a) He is best "among" my friends.
b) The main reason "among" all the reasons is XYZ.

Can someone please tell is this indeed the case. Manhattan SC guide does not talk anything like this.

Is this concept tested in GMAT...If yes, then can someone please point me to a question that tests this concept.

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by scoobydooby » Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:22 am
for the superlative degree we must use "of"
best, main are all examples of the superlative, so "of" is used

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by goelmohit2002 » Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:25 am
scoobydooby wrote:for the superlative degree we must use "of"
best, main are all examples of the superlative, so "of" is used
Hi Scooby,

Thanks.

But as per Manhattan SC guide...when we have to compare two items we use "between" else( i.e. >=2) we "among"..then why not among correct here based on similar logic?

What makes among wrong in the above examples?

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by scoobydooby » Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:59 am
"best" and "main" are not in the "comparative degree"
they are in the superlative degree- there is only one item that is the best or main. so we must use "og"