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by sivaelectric » Wed Jun 01, 2011 7:48 am
David spend hours trying to choose among spending his money on one of the three video game consoles and buying a Blu-ray player.
  • A. among spending his money on one of the three video game consoles and buying
    B. among spending his money on a video game console, of which he was considering three, or purchasing
    C. between spending his money on one of three video game consoles or buying
    D. Between spending his money on one of three video game consoles and buying
    E. to spend his money among video game consoles which would be one of three or else
OA D
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by cans » Wed Jun 01, 2011 8:06 am
IMO D
2 things to compare
so use between
also with between, 'and' is used :)
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by aspirant2011 » Wed Jun 01, 2011 8:08 am
sivaelectric wrote:David spend hours trying to choose among spending his money on one of the three video game consoles and buying a Blu-ray player.
  • A. among spending his money on one of the three video game consoles and buying
    B. among spending his money on a video game console, of which he was considering three, or purchasing
    C. between spending his money on one of three video game consoles or buying
    D. Between spending his money on one of three video game consoles and buying
    E. to spend his money among video game consoles which would be one of three or else
OA D
there are two things consoles and buying,therefore,we need to use between,left with C and D.......C is wrong because of the use of or.....D is the right answer
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by itsmebharat » Wed Jun 01, 2011 8:49 am
A. among spending his money on one of the three video game consoles and buying
B. among spending his money on a video game console, of which he was considering three, or purchasing
C. between spending his money on one of three video game consoles or buying
D. Between spending his money on one of three video game consoles and buying
E. to spend his money among video game consoles which would be one of three or else

Among is used for more than 2 options
Between X and Y for two options
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by Target2009 » Wed Jun 01, 2011 8:57 am
IMO - D
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by sivaelectric » Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:15 am
David spend hours trying to choose among spending his money on one of the three video game consoles and buying a Blu-ray player.
  • A. among spending his money on one of the three video game consoles and buying
    B. among spending his money on a video game console, of which he was considering three, or purchasing
    C. between spending his money on one of three video game consoles or buying
    D. Between spending his money on one of three video game consoles and buying
    E. to spend his money among video game consoles which would be one of three or else
He is choosing between two things - Video game console and Blu-ray player. Eliminate A, B, and E
C, and D are complicated too but between X and Y and not between X or Y is idiomatically right. :)
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