Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

Eugene is as good a player as, if not better than anyone in his class.

  1. as good a player as, if not better than anyone

  2. as good a player, if not better than anyone

  3. as good, if not better a player than anyone else

  4. as good a player as, if not better than anyone else

  5. a player as good as, if not better than anyone
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Explanation for (1): The sentence suffers from the error of faulty comparison. 'Anyone' will include Eugene also.

Explanation for (2): The option compounds the error of faulty comparison, by deleting 'as'.

Explanation for (3): The option compounds the error of faulty comparison, by deleting 'as'.
Justification for (4): The word 'else' supports 'anyone' and makes the sentence more coherent. The comparison is between Eugene, the player, and 'anyone else' in his class. Explanation for (5): The option does not make much sense.

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