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For the blank in the following passage, I understand #1 and #2 below are both possible.
Is #3 also possible?

Barrow, the biggest of the far northern native villages with 4,600 people,
has not only had beach erosion, but early ice breakup. ( ) have been
stranded at sea, and others have been forced to go far beyond the usual
hunting grounds to find seals, walruses and other animals.

1. Some hunters
2. Many hunters
3. Hunters

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[Kristea]

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Yes, "hunter" is allowed.

- Kristi
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[Jintii]

I would say no, #3 does not fit here.

The sentence is contrasting the word/s in the blank with "others".

Some hunters have been stranded while others have had to go elsewhere.
Many hunters have been stranded while others have had to go elsewhere.

Both of these sentences divide hunters into two groups: those who've been stranded and those who've gone elsewhere.

But if you use #3, you get:

Hunters have been stranded while others have had to go elsewhere.

This sentence contrasts hunters with non-hunters, which doesn't really make sense, given the second half of the sentence. It sounds to me like both halves of the sentence are talking about hunters, so I think only #1 and #2 make sense here.

[fw]

Thank you, Kristi and Jintii.

Your different comments are very interesting. I would like more commnts.

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