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Arms talks from Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and other nations may be even more effecting than many world leaders think they would be.


A. from Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and other nations may be even more effecting than many world leaders think they would be

B. in Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and other nations may be even more effective than many world leaders suppose

C. in Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and other nations may be even more affecting than many world leaders think they will be

D. in Geneva among China, the United States, Russia, and other nations may be even more effective than many world leaders expect

E. between China, the United States, Russia, and other nations in Geneva may be even more effective than many world leaders believe
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Re: Arms talks from Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and [#permalink] New post   04 Jun 2019, 03:12
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We use "between" when we have 2 entities
We use "among" when we have more than 2 entities

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Re: Arms talks from Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and [#permalink] New post   04 Jun 2019, 05:39
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LevanKhukhunashvili wrote:
We use "between" when we have 2 entities
We use "among" when we have more than 2 entities

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I think this question was posted specifically to outline one of the exceptions to the rule you mentioned.
Checking blog.oxforddictionaries and quoting -
A good rule of thumb is that we use between when talking about a relationship of a person or thing with regard to other people or things separately and distinctly, whereas among expresses a relation collectively and more generally.
Opt for between if you’re referring to any number of specific (i.e. named) people, groups, or things:
Correct - A treaty was drawn up between France, Germany, Italy, and Greece.
Wrong - A treaty was drawn up among France, Germany, Italy, and Greece.

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Re: Arms talks from Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and [#permalink] New post   05 Jun 2019, 02:21
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This is the rare case in SC, when my reasoning matches the OA :)

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Re: Arms talks from Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and [#permalink] New post   18 Sep 2019, 03:09
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Arms talks from Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and other nations may be even more effecting than many world leaders think they would be.


A. from Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and other nations may be even more effecting than many world leaders think they would be

B. in Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and other nations may be even more effective than many world leaders suppose

C. in Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and other nations may be even more affecting than many world leaders think they will be

D. in Geneva among China, the United States, Russia, and other nations may be even more effective than many world leaders expect

E. between China, the United States, Russia, and other nations in Geneva may be even more effective than many world leaders believe


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D. The original version contains several errors that must be corrected: the proposition in for from, the adjective effective for effecting, and the preposition among for between.
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Re: Arms talks from Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and [#permalink] New post   08 Dec 2020, 23:21
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Arms talks from Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and other nations may be even more effecting than many world leaders think they would be.


A. from Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and other nations may be even more effecting than many world leaders think they would be

B. in Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and other nations may be even more effective than many world leaders suppose

C. in Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and other nations may be even more affecting than many world leaders think they will be

D. in Geneva among China, the United States, Russia, and other nations may be even more effective than many world leaders expect

E. between China, the United States, Russia, and other nations in Geneva may be even more effective than many world leaders believe


This question is based on Diction.

The words ‘effecting’ and ‘affecting’ in Options A and C change the meaning of the sentence. ‘Effecting’ means ‘bringing about’ or ‘causing’. ‘Affecting’ means touching’. Neither word can be used to describe “Arms talks” in this sentence. So, Options A and C can be ruled out.

The preposition ‘between’ is used when there are two things under discussion. Since there are more than two countries under discussion, Options B and E can be ruled out.

Option D contains the appropriate prepositions ‘in’ and ‘among’ and the appropriate adjective ‘effective’. This option is also the most concise. Therefore, D is the most appropriate option.

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Re: Arms talks from Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and [#permalink] New post   08 Dec 2020, 23:48
Arms talks from Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and other nations may be even more effecting than many world leaders think they would be.

between is used for 2 entities
among is used for more than 2 entities.

A. from Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and other nations may be even more effecting than many world leaders think they would be

B. in Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and other nations may be even more effective than many world leaders suppose

C. in Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and other nations may be even more affecting than many world leaders think they will be

D. in Geneva among China, the United States, Russia, and other nations may be even more effective than many world leaders expect

E. between China, the United States, Russia, and other nations in Geneva may be even more effective than many world leaders believe

IMO D
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Re: Arms talks from Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and [#permalink] New post   09 Dec 2020, 12:39
D Option is perfect answer as it says Among in the answer therefore D is apt
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Re: Arms talks from Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and [#permalink] New post   09 Dec 2020, 12:47
Answer is D

Usage of "between" and among
when we have 2 entities we use between and for more than 2 entities, we use "among"
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Re: Arms talks from Geneva between China, the United States, Russia, and [#permalink] New post   04 Feb 2021, 13:18
IMO D

Between used for two entities. Among used for more than 2

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