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Directions: The sentence below may have one or more grammatical error. Select the grammatically correct option from among those given below the sentence:
My elder brother is older to me by five years.
(A) My elder brother is older than I by five years.
(B) My elder brother is older than me by five years.
(C) My older brother is elder to me by five years.
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Only A
💡 Explanation:
For relations we use 'elder' to signify senior or junior and 'older' to signify the difference in years. After 'older than', subjective pronoun 'I' is used.Hence, only (A) is correct.