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Keyword between
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence Between all the magazines on the shelves, only one was of any interest.
Correct Sentence Among all the magazines on the shelves, only one was of any interest.
Cloze Error Sentence [[Between]] all the magazines on the shelves, only one was of any interest.
Cloze Sentence [[Among]] all the magazines on the shelves, only one was of any interest.
Cloze Answer Among
Choices Between | Among
Explanation

Between is used when there are people or things on either side of someone or something: 'The ball went straight between the goalkeeper's legs.' 'The teacher walked up and down between the rows of desks.' 'Give me a number between 4 and 14.'

Among (or amongst ) is used when (at least three) people or things are considered as a group or mass: 'I eventually found the photograph among a pile of old letters.'

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