Referring to a member of a group

[goelmohit2002]

Hi All,

somewhere I read that when we refer to a member of a group, we use "of". Not "Among". For e.g.

Correct:
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a) He is best "of" my friends.
b) The main reason "of" all the reasons is XYZ.

Incorrect:
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a) He is best "among" my friends.
b) The main reason "among" all the reasons is XYZ.

Can someone please tell is this indeed the case. Manhattan SC guide does not talk anything like this.

Is this concept tested in GMAT...If yes, then can someone please point me to a question that tests this concept.

Thanks
Mohit

[RonPurewal]

Hi All,

somewhere I read that when we refer to a member of a group, we use "of". Not "Among". For e.g.

Correct:
========
a) He is best "of" my friends.
b) The main reason "of" all the reasons is XYZ.

Incorrect:
==========
a) He is best "among" my friends.
b) The main reason "among" all the reasons is XYZ.

Can someone please tell is this indeed the case. Manhattan SC guide does not talk anything like this.

Is this concept tested in GMAT...If yes, then can someone please point me to a question that tests this concept.

Thanks
Mohit

this definitely doesn't have to be the case whenever you're talking about any member of any group.

i think, however, that your rule should apply when you use a superlative (most, least, greatest, main, principal, best, worst, etc.). (notice that all of your examples use such a construction.)