Anonymous  +  817085 Mon, 13 Jul 09 12:00 AM Look at this sentence :   1.       We are going a long way ahead; let's wait for .. to catch up with us. a) the others     b) others              c) other             d) another I believe the correct choice is either "a" or "b". However, a friend of mine has a firm belief that the correct choice is "a" and not "b" Anonymous Relationships, Sentences, Friendships, Friends

	Clive  +  817110 Mon, 13 Jul 09 12:19 AM Hi, Look at this sentence :   1.       We are going a long way ahead; let's wait for .. to catch up with us. a) the others     b) others              c) other             d) another I believe the correct choice is either "a" or "b". However, a friend of mine has a firm belief that the correct choice is "a" and not "b"   In a suitable context, a, b and even d are all grammatically possible. But I'm sure that the tester expects you to choose a as the most lilkly collocation.   Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,595 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Relationships, Sentences, Context, Friendships, Friends

	essam gaweesh  +  817120 Mon, 13 Jul 09 12:35 AM Dear Clive, What if the exam taker chooses "b"? Is this choice wrong? Best wishes, Essam essam gaweesh Joined on Mon, Jul 13 2009 New Member 16

	Clive  +  817146 Mon, 13 Jul 09 12:58 AM Hi, It's not wrong. But in this type of test, you usually have to pick what the examiner thinks is the correct or most likely answer.   The phrase going a long way ahead  makes me think that in this particular case the examiner may not even be a native English speaker. More natural is getting a long way ahead.   Clive     Clive Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Languages

	CalifJim  +  817331 Mon, 13 Jul 09 04:39 AM If you are getting ahead, you are getting ahead of someone, ahead of some other people, ahead of some specific other people, not just anybody who happens to show up. So if you get ahead, you may need to wait for the others (whom you are getting ahead of) -- not just any other people that happen to be around. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,391 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Whom