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E imo

Joining activities among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they have in most cities.

A. among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they have

1.Wrong tense in the comparison

2. Idiomatically in correct use of among


B. in rural areas among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed as they did

1.Wrong comparison

2. Meaning issue ....placement of ..in rural... Is wrong


C. between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as

1.Wrong comparison .. With the omission of they did.. It seems the comparison is between joining activities in rural areas and in cities


D. in rural areas between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed as they have

1.Wrong tense in comparison

2. Meaning issue ....placement of ..in rural... Is wrong



E. between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they did

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Pack 17, Question 1 of 5:

Joining activities among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they have in most cities.

A. among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they have

B. in rural areas among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed as they did

C. between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as

D. in rural areas between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed as they have

E. between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they did


IMO E

A. "among" used for 2 items is wrong
B. same as A
C. comparison error, comparing "activities" with "city"
D. usage of tense is not compatible
E. correct based on POE
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Joining activities among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they have in most cities.

A. among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they have

B. in rural areas among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed as they did

C. between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as

D. in rural areas between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed as they have

E. between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they did


This question addresses the difference between “among” and “between.” “Between” refers to two things, while “among” refers to three or more things. Since the sentence only discusses two things, we need to eliminate any options that use “among.” It also addresses parallelism with the past tense verb “progressed,” so let’s focus on that as well.

A. among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they have
This is INCORRECT. There are only two items, so among is not the appropriate word. Also using “as they have” does not use the past tense. A verb parallel with “progressed” needs to be used.

B. in rural areas among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed as they did
This is INCORRECT. There are only two items, so among is not the appropriate word. It does handle the progressed/as they did properly, but that’s not enough to make this our correct choice.

C. between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as
This is INCORRECT. Using “as” does not make it clear that it happened in the past. A past tense verb parallel with “progressed” needs to be used.

D. in rural areas between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed as they have
This is INCORRECT. Using “as they have” does not use the past tense. A verb parallel with “progressed” needs to be used.

E. between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they did
This is CORRECT. Between is used correctly and “as they did,” is the past tense making it parallel with “progressed.”

There you have it - option E is our answer!


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[align=][/align]Joining activities among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they have in most cities.

Split #1: Among vs. between

A. among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they have

This is incorrect since we are comparing two objects so we say between and not among.
Among is used for 2+ objects.

B. in rural areas among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed as they did

This is incorrect since we are comparing two objects so we say between and not among.
Among is used for 2+ objects.

Split #2: Meaning and parallelism

C. between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as

'as rural areas' requires a verb. Otherwise, the comparison is illogical. Progress made cannot be compared to a city.

D. in rural areas between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed as they have

'they have' - the tense is not correct
In rural areas is a modifier is somewhat okay but it would be better placed after 'Joining activities between...facilities'

E. between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they did

This one corrects all the mistakes in other options and hits the jackpot - answer is E :)

Well done nothing345! You cracked the code on this one - kudos to you! :)
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A. among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they have
among is for more than 2 quantities. A is out

B. in rural areas among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed as they did
Same as A. Among is wrong. B is out

C. between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as
they pronoun is missing in later part of the sentence. C is out

D. in rural areas between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed as they have
have is creating a tense error in the sentence. D is out

E. between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they did
Correctly addresses all the issues. E is correct

Well done PoojanB! You cracked the code on this one - kudos to you! :)
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E imo

Joining activities among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they have in most cities.

A. among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they have

1.Wrong tense in the comparison

2. Idiomatically in correct use of among


B. in rural areas among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed as they did

1.Wrong comparison

2. Meaning issue ....placement of ..in rural... Is wrong


C. between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as

1.Wrong comparison .. With the omission of they did.. It seems the comparison is between joining activities in rural areas and in cities


D. in rural areas between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed as they have

1.Wrong tense in comparison

2. Meaning issue ....placement of ..in rural... Is wrong



E. between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they did

-- Correct

Another great explanation DasAshishAshutosh! Kudos to you! :)
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Pack 17, Question 1 of 5:

Joining activities among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they have in most cities.

A. among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they have

B. in rural areas among animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed as they did

C. between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as

D. in rural areas between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed as they have

E. between animal shelters and correctional facilities never progressed in rural areas as they did


IMO E

A. "among" used for 2 items is wrong
B. same as A
C. comparison error, comparing "activities" with "city"
D. usage of tense is not compatible
E. correct based on POE

Well done monikakumar! You cracked the code on this one - kudos to you! :)
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