In the following items, there are two sentences S1 and S2, based on commonly used word(s), which are underlined. Read the two sentences carefully and mark the response that denotes the correct use of these words in each of the two sentences and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: The matter was resolved amicably between the group even though there were so many of them.
S2: Among them the two never have problems sharing what they have.
- AS1 is right and S2 is wrong
- BS1 is wrong and S2 is right
- CBoth S1 and S2 are wrong
- DBoth S1 and S2 are right
Explanation
S1 violates the traditional between/among distinction: ‘between’ is used for two, ‘among’ for more than two — ‘between the group’ (with ‘so many of them’) should be ‘among the group’. S2 violates it in reverse: ‘among’ with ‘the two’ should be ‘between the two’. Since both sentences misuse the pair, the answer is (c): both are wrong.