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by daretodream » Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:58 pm
In archaeology, there must be a balance between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote respect for archaeological sites.

A. between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote

B. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and promoting

C. between explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and when promoting

D. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, the revelation of the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote

E. between explaining archaeologys value and workings, in the revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and in promoting
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by rockeyb » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:06 pm
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by reply2spg » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:08 pm
It is B
daretodream wrote:In archaeology, there must be a balance between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote respect for archaeological sites.

A. between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote

B. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and promoting

C. between explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and when promoting

D. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, the revelation of the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote

E. between explaining archaeologys value and workings, in the revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and in promoting
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by harsh.champ » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:17 pm
daretodream wrote:In archaeology, there must be a balance between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote respect for archaeological sites.

A. between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote

B. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and promoting - Promoting is better suited instead of to promote/when promoting/in promoting.

C. between explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and when promoting

D. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, the revelation of the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote

E. between explaining archaeologys value and workings, in the revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and in promoting
I am confused in among/between.
Shouldn't between be used over here as among is more like to be used when we are referring to people and a distribution is taking place.
Between can also denote comparison.
IMO B is the answer but that is due to the "promoting" part.
Still confused in between/among.
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by reply2spg » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:21 pm
I think you are confused between 'between' and 'among'. Use between for two or more things, people, groups etc. Use among for more than two people, things, groups. HTH
harsh.champ wrote:
daretodream wrote:In archaeology, there must be a balance between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote respect for archaeological sites.

A. between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote

B. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and promoting - Promoting is better suited instead of to promote/when promoting/in promoting.

C. between explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and when promoting

D. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, the revelation of the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote

E. between explaining archaeologys value and workings, in the revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and in promoting
I am confused in among/between.
Shouldn't between be used over here as among is more like to be used when we are referring to people and a distribution is taking place.
Between can also denote comparison.
IMO B is the answer but that is due to the "promoting" part.
Still confused in between/among.
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by rockeyb » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:25 pm
harsh.champ wrote:
daretodream wrote:In archaeology, there must be a balance between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote respect for archaeological sites.

A. between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote

B. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and promoting - Promoting is better suited instead of to promote/when promoting/in promoting.

C. between explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and when promoting

D. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, the revelation of the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote

E. between explaining archaeologys value and workings, in the revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and in promoting
I am confused in among/between.
Shouldn't between be used over here as among is more like to be used when we are referring to people and a distribution is taking place.
Between can also denote comparison.
IMO B is the answer but that is due to the "promoting" part.
Still confused in between/among.

Its not necessary to use BETWEEN when we are referring to humans .
Use between when comparing 2 things .
Use among when comparing more than 2 things .

This sentence is trying to create a balance in :

1.explaining the value and workings of archaeology
2.revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures
3., and promoting

As we have more than 2 things we need to use among and not between.

Also you see a parallelism is maintained in the 3 things that should be balanced X, Y ,and Z.
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by harsh.champ » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:59 pm
rockeyb wrote:
harsh.champ wrote:
daretodream wrote:In archaeology, there must be a balance between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote respect for archaeological sites.

A. between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote

B. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and promoting - Promoting is better suited instead of to promote/when promoting/in promoting.

C. between explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and when promoting

D. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, the revelation of the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote

E. between explaining archaeologys value and workings, in the revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and in promoting
I am confused in among/between.
Shouldn't between be used over here as among is more like to be used when we are referring to people and a distribution is taking place.
Between can also denote comparison.
IMO B is the answer but that is due to the "promoting" part.
Still confused in between/among.

Its not necessary to use BETWEEN when we are referring to humans .
Use between when comparing 2 things .
Use among when comparing more than 2 things .

This sentence is trying to create a balance in :

1.explaining the value and workings of archaeology
2.revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures
3., and promoting

As we have more than 2 things we need to use among and not between.

Also you see a parallelism is maintained in the 3 things that should be balanced X, Y ,and Z.
Thanks for the above 2 bold-faced statements.
I also wanted to ask 1 more thing-Usually among is used for persons like "cake is distributed among 5 persons"
The alternative-"cake is distributed between the community members"-Is this sentence wrong??
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by rockeyb » Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:40 am
harsh.champ wrote:
rockeyb wrote:
harsh.champ wrote:
daretodream wrote:In archaeology, there must be a balance between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote respect for archaeological sites.

A. between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote

B. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and promoting - Promoting is better suited instead of to promote/when promoting/in promoting.

C. between explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and when promoting

D. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, the revelation of the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote

E. between explaining archaeologys value and workings, in the revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and in promoting
I am confused in among/between.
Shouldn't between be used over here as among is more like to be used when we are referring to people and a distribution is taking place.
Between can also denote comparison.
IMO B is the answer but that is due to the "promoting" part.
Still confused in between/among.

Its not necessary to use BETWEEN when we are referring to humans .
Use between when comparing 2 things .
Use among when comparing more than 2 things .

This sentence is trying to create a balance in :

1.explaining the value and workings of archaeology
2.revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures
3., and promoting

As we have more than 2 things we need to use among and not between.

Also you see a parallelism is maintained in the 3 things that should be balanced X, Y ,and Z.
Thanks for the above 2 bold-faced statements.
I also wanted to ask 1 more thing-Usually among is used for persons like "cake is distributed among 5 persons"
The alternative-"cake is distributed between the community members"-Is this sentence wrong??
Your question : cake is distributed between the community members"-Is this sentence wrong??

Yes its grammatically incorrect , you should say cake was distributed AMONG the community members .

OR

Cake was distributed BETWEEN John and Ross.
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by thephoenix » Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:44 am
rule b/n X and Y--x and y are two items use b/n for two items
among for more than two items
here there are 3 items
1. explaining the value and workings of archaeology
2.revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures
3.promoting..........
hence amng

A. between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote

B. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and promoting..parallel and among X,Y and Z format is required ..CORRECT

C. between explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and when promoting

D. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, the revelation of the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote.........
thre highlighted items are not llel
E. between explaining archaeologys value and workings, in the revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and in promoting...explaining and in revealing is not parallel ..
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