Which sentence uses the word among or between incorrectly? The principal was able to settle the argument between Nate and Mario.

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3 years ago

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Which sentence uses the word among or between incorrectly? The principal was able to settle the argument between Nate and Mario.

I could not find my homework between the papers in my messy locker. Mrs. Currie is my favorite among all of my teachers.

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mixer [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-07T06:14:45+03:00

mixer [17]3 years ago

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Mrs. Currie is my favorite among all of my teachers is the sentence used incorrectly.

DochEvi [55] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-07T04:42:58+03:00

DochEvi [55]3 years ago

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In the sentence : I cold not find my homework between the papers in my messy locker .

It states that the locker is messy, from that we understand that there are a lot of papers not only two. So we can say "among" should be used not "between".