The Kwakiutl

[varundaga05]

The Kwakiutl 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.

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

OG - C

[gmatmachoman]

The Kwakiutl 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.

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

OG - C

[nathanalgren]

I think "interact with" is idiomatic and should be used in the both parts of the sentence for the sake of parallelism. Also, between is used for two objects while among is used for more than two objects.

[varundaga05]

Can someone explain each options

are we comparing two options , 3 options or rather we are comparing actions of tribe and so between and among wont be used

Experts Help please

[varundaga05]

Advice on this please

[neerajbansal]

The Kwakiutl 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.--> between is used between two units...not other tribes ( more than 2 )

B. tribes who interacted among each other more often than among --> interact with is better idiomatic than interact among..

C. tribes who interacted with one another more often than with ---> cream of the crap..Best Choice

D. tribes, interacting among each other more often than between --> between is used between two units...not other tribes ( more than 2 )

E. tribes, interacting among one another more often than with --> meaning is wrong...says interacting among one another...should be interacting with one another..

[kvcpk]

Can anyone confirm if "Interact among" is purely wrong?

I am not sure about "Interact". But I believe the following sentences should be correct.

The sweets were equally distributed between John and Jim
The sweets were equally distributed among the two groups.

Between is used when we have 2 people. and among is used when we have 2 groups or more than 2 people.

On a similar note, I am writing two more sentences. Let me know if these are true.

The healthy Interaction among the class members eased the job of the Communication skills teacher.
The healthy Interaction with the class members eased the job of the Communication skills teacher.

I believe these two have a different meaning altogether.

Please advise.

[786]

What is the source of this question ?
None of the choices seem to be correct .

Tribe is a social unit or a group of people . I dont think it is right to use the 'who' for tribes .

Each other ---> two parties involved .
one another ---> more than two parties involved .

so , among each other in D is incorrect .
among one another in E is correct , but E doesn't look parallel to me .

interacting among one another more often than among OR
interacting with one another more often than with would have been parallel .

I think the right usage is :
interact with OR
interaction among

OA please .

[kvcpk]

Any updates on this question?

OA?

[sarang_gmt11]

Experts please help on this one ...

[aspirant2011]

Can anyone confirm if "Interact among" is purely wrong?

I am not sure about "Interact". But I believe the following sentences should be correct.

The sweets were equally distributed between John and Jim
The sweets were equally distributed among the two groups.

Between is used when we have 2 people. and among is used when we have 2 groups or more than 2 people.

On a similar note, I am writing two more sentences. Let me know if these are true.

The healthy Interaction among the class members eased the job of the Communication skills teacher.
In this sentence all the class members form as a subject and are performing an action,therefore, this is correct

The healthy Interaction with the class members eased the job of the Communication skills teacher.
In this sentence we don't know who is interacting with the class members i.e subject is missing and hence, wrong or meaning of the sentence is not clear

I believe these two have a different meaning altogether.

Please advise.

[e-GMAT]

Experts please help on this one ...

I am not sure what exactly you were asking in this thread - the SC question or the discussion about interact among. If it is the former, then please find detailed solution at https://e-gmat.com/blogs/?p=348.

Regards,

Payal