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14.4 among, between, from, of (differentiation and selection) 1.
Between when talking about a well-de fined or well-separated number of items. It is found
with verbs such as decide , differentiate, discriminate, distinguish ,
mediate and
synchronize , and nouns such as
agreement, comparison, difference, distinction, interaction and
relationship . This is because such verbs and nouns indicate that a known number of items are involved.
2.
Among when the group of items is not easily separable or the number is not known or is not important.
3.
From with verbs such as
choose, pick, select, and adjectives such as
different. 4.
Of is found at the beginning of a sentence when introducing a particular element that is part of a group.
5.
Of is used when choosing from a number.
AMONG BETWEEN 1,2
The money was divided up among the participants. The money was divided up
between the three winners.
1,2 Students were encouraged to discuss their assignments
among themselves. We found no
interaction in the classroom between teachers and students.
= with each other
1,2 Their paper discusses caste and social stratification
among Muslims in India.
We analyse the relationships between Hindus and Muslims in India.
1,2 Many species have died out,
among them X, Y and Z. The two parties will have to sort out the differences
between them.
FROM OF 3,4
Candidates will be chosen from diverse disciplines and then selected
from a shortlist of 10.
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