Question

Four parts of the following sentence are underlined. One of the underlined parts may not be acceptable in standard written English. Select that part. If all of them are acceptable in standard English mark 'E'.

Better distribute these things between the poor. No error.
A B C D E

• A. A
• B. B
• C. C
• D. D
• E. E

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

C

"Between" is used mostly in case of individual items or persons whereas "among" is used when items/ persons are part of a group. So, here, the use of "between" is incorrect. The answer is option C.