Is 'among' and 'of' interchangeable in this sentence?
I am proofreading a book for a museum of archaeology. While I was doing so I came across this sentence and it seems a bit odd but I am not so sure. I need your help;
"Of the six gold crowns of Silla that have so far been discovered,
this one represents the oldest form of the original type and features
ornamentation that closely resembles actual tree branches."
I made some revision:
"Among the six gold crowns of Silla that have been discovered so far does this one represent the oldest form of the original type, and it features ornamentation that closely resembles actual tree branches."
I have two questions:
- It seems more natural to me that'among' is used instead of 'of' here. Is it? or both of them are okay?
- In this case where this adverbial phrase "Of the six gold crowns of Silla that have so far been discovered,"comes in front of everything else, shouldn't you put the verb in front of the subject as it is a case of inversion?
Thank you in advance.
appreciatedly,
Yeseul Shin
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I am proofreading a book for a museum of archaeology. While I was doing so I came across this sentence and it seems a bit odd but I am not so sure. I need your help;
"Of the six gold crowns of Silla that have so far been discovered,
this one represents the oldest form of the original type and features
ornamentation that closely resembles actual tree branches."
I made some revision:
"Among the six gold crowns of Silla that have been discovered so far does this one represent the oldest form of the original type, and it features ornamentation that closely resembles actual tree branches."
I have two questions:
- It seems more natural to me that'among' is used instead of 'of' here. Is it? or both of them are okay?
- In this case where this adverbial phrase "Of the six gold crowns of Silla that have so far been discovered,"comes in front of everything else, shouldn't you put the verb in front of the subject as it is a case of inversion?
Thank you in advance.
appreciatedly,
Yeseul Shin
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I am proofreading a book for a museum of archaeology. While I was doing so I came across this sentence and it seems a bit odd but I am not so sure. I need your help;
"Of the six gold crowns of Silla that have so far been discovered,
this one represents the oldest form of the original type and features
ornamentation that closely resembles actual tree branches."
I made some revision:
"Among the six gold crowns of Silla that have been discovered so far does this one represent the oldest form of the original type, and it features ornamentation that closely resembles actual tree branches."
I have two questions:
- It seems more natural to me that'among' is used instead of 'of' here. Is it? or both of them are okay?
- In this case where this adverbial phrase "Of the six gold crowns of Silla that have so far been discovered,"comes in front of everything else, shouldn't you put the verb in front of the subject as it is a case of inversion?
Thank you in advance.
appreciatedly,
Yeseul Shin
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I am proofreading a book for a museum of archaeology. While I was doing so I came across this sentence and it seems a bit odd but I am not so sure. I need your help;
"Of the six gold crowns of Silla that have so far been discovered,
this one represents the oldest form of the original type and features
ornamentation that closely resembles actual tree branches."
I made some revision:
"Among the six gold crowns of Silla that have been discovered so far does this one represent the oldest form of the original type, and it features ornamentation that closely resembles actual tree branches."
I have two questions:
- It seems more natural to me that'among' is used instead of 'of' here. Is it? or both of them are okay?
- In this case where this adverbial phrase "Of the six gold crowns of Silla that have so far been discovered,"comes in front of everything else, shouldn't you put the verb in front of the subject as it is a case of inversion?
Thank you in advance.
appreciatedly,
Yeseul Shin
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