Read a paragraph by Student Carlos:
Nowourdays the violence is a principal cause of death betwen youth people. They are always around the corner, causing accidents of traffic. The violence can be seen also in the home, where there are a sort of opportunities which are allowed to raise the violence, like having gum, collecting boozes, growing superficial relationships. We need to end up this situation.
** Correct it and leave me a message in this blog, or by email, please!
Between or Among:
Carlos says: between youth people
The correct preposition is: AMONG young people.
* This is because we use BETWEEN when we are talking about two things, and AMONG when we are talking about three or more things.
Here are some examples with BETWEEN:
BETWEEN you and me, I think he's an idiot.
The US is BETWEEN Mexico and Canada;
When you go to the movies, the kids sit between thir mother and father.
Here are some more examples about AMONG:
Oranges are very popular fruit among Americans.
Among my freinds, you are the one I trust most.
Suicide is a leading cause of death among young people.
Vocabulary:
*Booze: (slang) School;
* Suicide: the act of killing yourself;
*Violence: behavior that can hurt people physically;
* gun: a firearm;
Saturday, 8 November 2008
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