timeishere wrote:
Got this one in Kaplan Test.
After many years of feeling separated by a great divide, the doctor now finds himself besides the lawyer, working with one another against HMOs and big tobacco.
a) besides the lawyer, working with one another
b) besides the lawyer, working with each other
c) beside the lawyer, working with each other
d) beside the lawyer, working with him
e) beside the lawyer, working with one another
In the explanation, it is mentioned that
One another: Used when there are 2 nouns
Each other: Used with more than 2 nouns
Explanation:
The first error in the sentence is the incorrect use of the word besides . That word means in addition to . The correct
word in this sentence is beside , which means next to . This allows us to eliminate choices (A) and (B). Choice (C) can also be eliminated because it changes the correct one another (used when there are two nouns, as here) to each other (used with more than two nouns). However, there is another problem in the sentence. The subject of the sentence is the doctor . The doctor finds himself beside the lawyer and also working with the lawyer . It doesn't make sense to say that the doctor is... working with one another as the original sentence and Choice (E) say. Choice (D) working with him (the lawyer) is the only construction that makes sense.
Can someone explain how D is correct.
Besides is wrong so a and b is out
working with each other makes no sense so C is wrong
working with one another is wordy so the best one is D