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adi_800: Legendary Member; Posts: 544; Joined: Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:14 amFollowed by: 2 members; Location: Pune, India; Thanked: 31 times

by adi_800 » Sat Aug 21, 2010 4:31 am

After many years of feeling separated by a great divide, the doctor now finds himself besides the lawyer, working with one another against HMOs and big tobacco.
A. besides the lawyer, working with one another
B. besides the lawyer, working with each other
C. beside the lawyer, working with each other
D. beside the lawyer, working with him
E. beside the lawyer, working with one another

is it the case that we use each other for more than two things..
one another for two things...
OA is D

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by kvcpk » Sat Aug 21, 2010 5:31 am

Hi Adi,

I referred some sites and found that "each other" is used for 2 people and "one another" for more than 2 people.
Example:
Jim and I grew up with each other. - CORRECT
Jim and I grew up with one another. -INCORRECT
Jim, Tim and I grew up with one another. - CORRECT

There is one more site which says:

Each other and one another are often used interchangeably, with little difference in meaning. However, while each other can be used to emphasise the individuality of the relationship between one person or thing and another, one another can be used to focus on people and things as groups.

However, I think the problem here is not with each other vs one another.

I am not sure but I believe, "each other" or "one another" require compound subjects or plural subjects.

Example:
The planes never got within five to seven miles of one another
Jim and I grew up with each other.

In this case, "doctor" is a singluar subject and hence will not require each other or one another.

If it said, "doctor and lawyer", then each other would have been fine.

Hope this helps!!

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puneetdua: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 87; Joined: Wed Jun 16, 2010 7:57 pm; Location: Delhi,India; Thanked: 1 times

by puneetdua » Sat Aug 21, 2010 5:55 am

Hi,

It might be basic question , but , can you please tell me 'why we chose Beside not Besides..?' ,
i understood ' working with him' via kvcpk post.

Thanks

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by kvcpk » Sat Aug 21, 2010 6:09 am

puneetdua wrote:Hi,

It might be basic question , but , can you please tell me 'why we chose Beside not Besides..?' ,
i understood ' working with him' via kvcpk post.

Thanks

Here you go:

Beside is a preposition meaning "next to."
Besides is a preposition meaning "except" or "in addition to."

The current contaxt uses the meaning "next to". Hence we need "beside"

Hope this helps!!

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by puneetdua » Sat Aug 21, 2010 6:11 am

Thanks

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by adi_800 » Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:52 am

kvcpk wrote:Hi Adi,

I referred some sites and found that "each other" is used for 2 people and "one another" for more than 2 people.
Example:
Jim and I grew up with each other. - CORRECT
Jim and I grew up with one another. -INCORRECT
Jim, Tim and I grew up with one another. - CORRECT

There is one more site which says:

Each other and one another are often used interchangeably, with little difference in meaning. However, while each other can be used to emphasise the individuality of the relationship between one person or thing and another, one another can be used to focus on people and things as groups.
However, I think the problem here is not with each other vs one another.

I am not sure but I believe, "each other" or "one another" require compound subjects or plural subjects.

Example:
The planes never got within five to seven miles of one another
Jim and I grew up with each other.

In this case, "doctor" is a singluar subject and hence will not require each other or one another.

If it said, "doctor and lawyer", then each other would have been fine.

Hope this helps!!

Too good....Really helped...

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by infraredpursuit » Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:18 pm

So what's the answer? D?

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by vishalj » Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:17 pm

At first, I was not able to solve. But once I saw the difference between besides and beside, it was clear. I didn't know that they were preposition. Thanks kvcpk (I hope, kvcpk stands for something great)

The way I solved this question is by looking at the participial phrase " working with...". Here the participial phrase modifies the subject "doctor". Also, "him" is parallel to "lawyer" as both are object of preposition.

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by frank1 » Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:59 pm

I read kaplan long ago
but i think kalpan also stated
'each other' can be means somebody others...not doctors and lawyers working together....

ie it can mean the doctor found lawyer and his assitant were workng with each other.
so dual meaning not good for gmat.
Plus another keyword is beside and besides.

Last edited by frank1 on Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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by kvcpk » Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:00 pm

vishalj wrote:At first, I was not able to solve. But once I saw the difference between besides and beside, it was clear. I didn't know that they were preposition. Thanks kvcpk (I hope, kvcpk stands for something great)

The way I solved this question is by looking at the participial phrase " working with...". Here the participial phrase modifies the subject "doctor". Also, "him" is parallel to "lawyer" as both are object of preposition.

Thanks for the complement Vishal. I wish kvcpk stood for something great. But for now, its just a short version of my complete name.

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by pesfunk » Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:44 am

Could someone please email me the Kaplan SC questions so that I can practice ?

my email: pesfunk(at)gmail(dot)com

kvcpk wrote:
vishalj wrote:At first, I was not able to solve. But once I saw the difference between besides and beside, it was clear. I didn't know that they were preposition. Thanks kvcpk (I hope, kvcpk stands for something great)

The way I solved this question is by looking at the participial phrase " working with...". Here the participial phrase modifies the subject "doctor". Also, "him" is parallel to "lawyer" as both are object of preposition.
Thanks for the complement Vishal. I wish kvcpk stood for something great. But for now, its just a short version of my complete name.

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by boysangur » Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:52 pm

Interesting. I marked this one C "beside the lawyer, working with each other". However, The Kaplan explanation claims that "Choice (C) can also be eliminated because it changes the correct one another (used when there are two nouns, as here) to each other (used with more than two nouns)."

This explanation seems to be incorrect. I also read in other sources that "each other" is used for two things and "one another" for more than two. Kaplan's seems to be mistaken here.

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