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Preposition Often Confused.
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Between and Among. a) Between There was a fight among two boys. There was a fight between two boys. Между двумя мальчиками произошла драка.
b) Among Divide the apple between you three. Divide the apple among you three. Разделите это яблоко на троих ( между трех человек).
"Between" is used for two only; while "among" is used for more then two.
The same explanation is translated into Russian
Предлог "Between" используется, когда речь идет только о двоих людях или двух предметах, в то время как "among" употребляется в случаях, когда речь идет о более чем двух людях или предметах.
Exercise. Use between or among in this sentences:
Работа была разделена на всех. The work was shared [ ... ]among all. Он поделил эти деньги между тремя своими сыновьями. He divided the money [ ... ]among his three children. Офицер шел между двумя шеренгами солдат. The officer walked [ ... ]between the two lines of soldiers. Между двумя друзьями произошла драка. There was a fight [ ... ]between the two friends. Мы находимся среди друзей. We are [ ... ]among friends. Торт был поделен между двумя мальчиками. The cake was divided [ ... ]between the two boys. Среди всех этих мальчиков у него не было ни одного друга. [ ... ] Among all those boys, he had not a single friend