The KwakiutI recognized one social unit larger than the

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. The KwakiutI recognized one social unit larger than the tribe—the confederacy, which was a cluster of loosely knit, informally related neighboring  tribes who interacted with themselves more often than between  other tribes.
A. tribes who interacted with themselves more often than between 
B. tribes who interacted among each other more often than among
C. tribes who interacted with one another more often than with
D. tribes, interacting among each other more often than between 
E. tribes, interacting among one another more often than with

icandy · Answer

among each other is wrong as among is used for 2+ and each other is strictly used for 2.

themselves is wrong in A . S-V agreement

E uses interacting. No need for progressive tense/modifier

C is parallel and clear

scthakur · Answer

Moreover, "interact with" is also an idiom. Hence, C.

prateek11587 · Answer

A,B,C - WRONG USAGE OF 'WHO'.
EXAMPLE:THE "X" ARMY,WHO IS CAPABLE... - WRONG

IMO E

jatinrai · Answer

I think that who refers here to the tribe members. Usage of who in C is correct

IMO C

KASSALMD · Answer

C.
E is interestingly incorrect. The use of the word "among" should be followed by "themselves" and not "one another" or "each other".

pfox · Answer

i think it's C.
we could use "among" if we were talking about all thribes as one whole entity. in this case the tribes are considered as individual parts of a group of tribes, therefore we can not use "among" . i believe you can use "who" because a tribe consists of people

jainvik7 · Answer

I find C more apt. Though not very sure

The KwakiutI recognized one social unit larger than the

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