Multiple choice

Directions: Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them is better than the underlined part, mark that as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, mark (4).

He is better than any boy in the class.

  1. any boys

  2. all the boys

  3. any other boy

  4. No improvement
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C Correct answer
Explanation

'Any boy' included him also, so the correct expression would be 'any other boy'. 

When a comparison is instituted by means of a comparative followed by than, the thing compared must always be excluded from the class of things with which it is compared by using other or some such word.

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