Multiple choice

Direction: The following sentence tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

Different than any other designer's collection exhibited in the show, Anna Sui's collection was entirely made up of cotton.

  1. Different than any other designer's collection exhibited in the show,

  2. Different than any designs exhibited in the show,

  3. Different from any designer's collection exhibited in the show,

  4. Different from any other designer's collection exhibited in the show,

  5. With designer's collection different than any other exhibited in the show,

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

(D): The preposition 'from' is always used with the word 'different'. 'Other' makes it clear that the comparison is being made. Hence (D) option is the correct one.