'Regarding usage of prepositions in comparative degree'
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I have found a sentence which asked for a correction.
The sentence is "He is cleverer than any other boy in his class"
Alternatives are
1. He is cleverer than any boy in the class
2. He is cleverer than other boys in the class
3. "He is cleverer than other boys in his class
what is the rule and what is the right usage?
help me to understand, please..
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I have found a sentence which asked for a correction.
The sentence is "He is cleverer than any other boy in his class"
Alternatives are
1. He is cleverer than any boy in the class
2. He is cleverer than other boys in the class
3. "He is cleverer than other boys in his class
what is the rule and what is the right usage?
help me to understand, please..
word-usage
asked 13 hours ago
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There's nothing really wrong with the original, but there are neater ways to say it. 2 or 3 are probably best, though. "Any" isn't really useful here. The point is that he's cleverer than other boys in his/the class.
– ralph.m
8 hours ago
There may be, depending on the context, a difference between "the class" and "his class". Secondly, cleverer than other boys may mean that he is more clever than other boys generally speaking, not that he is more clever than each other boy in the/his class. Saying "my daughter is smarter than other girls" does not necessarily make an absolute claim that the daughter is the smartest girl in any category, ie., age level, peer group, class etc. "other" in "other boy" can probably be omitted, but it doesn't have to be.
– Zebrafish
6 hours ago
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I have found a sentence which asked for a correction.
The sentence is "He is cleverer than any other boy in his class"
Alternatives are
1. He is cleverer than any boy in the class
2. He is cleverer than other boys in the class
3. "He is cleverer than other boys in his class
what is the rule and what is the right usage?
help me to understand, please..
word-usage
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I have found a sentence which asked for a correction.
The sentence is "He is cleverer than any other boy in his class"
Alternatives are
1. He is cleverer than any boy in the class
2. He is cleverer than other boys in the class
3. "He is cleverer than other boys in his class
what is the rule and what is the right usage?
help me to understand, please..
word-usage
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There's nothing really wrong with the original, but there are neater ways to say it. 2 or 3 are probably best, though. "Any" isn't really useful here. The point is that he's cleverer than other boys in his/the class.
– ralph.m
8 hours ago
There may be, depending on the context, a difference between "the class" and "his class". Secondly, cleverer than other boys may mean that he is more clever than other boys generally speaking, not that he is more clever than each other boy in the/his class. Saying "my daughter is smarter than other girls" does not necessarily make an absolute claim that the daughter is the smartest girl in any category, ie., age level, peer group, class etc. "other" in "other boy" can probably be omitted, but it doesn't have to be.
– Zebrafish
6 hours ago
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There's nothing really wrong with the original, but there are neater ways to say it. 2 or 3 are probably best, though. "Any" isn't really useful here. The point is that he's cleverer than other boys in his/the class.
– ralph.m
8 hours ago
There may be, depending on the context, a difference between "the class" and "his class". Secondly, cleverer than other boys may mean that he is more clever than other boys generally speaking, not that he is more clever than each other boy in the/his class. Saying "my daughter is smarter than other girls" does not necessarily make an absolute claim that the daughter is the smartest girl in any category, ie., age level, peer group, class etc. "other" in "other boy" can probably be omitted, but it doesn't have to be.
– Zebrafish
6 hours ago
There's nothing really wrong with the original, but there are neater ways to say it. 2 or 3 are probably best, though. "Any" isn't really useful here. The point is that he's cleverer than other boys in his/the class.
– ralph.m
8 hours ago
There's nothing really wrong with the original, but there are neater ways to say it. 2 or 3 are probably best, though. "Any" isn't really useful here. The point is that he's cleverer than other boys in his/the class.
– ralph.m
8 hours ago
There may be, depending on the context, a difference between "the class" and "his class". Secondly, cleverer than other boys may mean that he is more clever than other boys generally speaking, not that he is more clever than each other boy in the/his class. Saying "my daughter is smarter than other girls" does not necessarily make an absolute claim that the daughter is the smartest girl in any category, ie., age level, peer group, class etc. "other" in "other boy" can probably be omitted, but it doesn't have to be.
– Zebrafish
6 hours ago
There may be, depending on the context, a difference between "the class" and "his class". Secondly, cleverer than other boys may mean that he is more clever than other boys generally speaking, not that he is more clever than each other boy in the/his class. Saying "my daughter is smarter than other girls" does not necessarily make an absolute claim that the daughter is the smartest girl in any category, ie., age level, peer group, class etc. "other" in "other boy" can probably be omitted, but it doesn't have to be.
– Zebrafish
6 hours ago
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There's nothing really wrong with the original, but there are neater ways to say it. 2 or 3 are probably best, though. "Any" isn't really useful here. The point is that he's cleverer than other boys in his/the class.
– ralph.m
8 hours ago
There may be, depending on the context, a difference between "the class" and "his class". Secondly, cleverer than other boys may mean that he is more clever than other boys generally speaking, not that he is more clever than each other boy in the/his class. Saying "my daughter is smarter than other girls" does not necessarily make an absolute claim that the daughter is the smartest girl in any category, ie., age level, peer group, class etc. "other" in "other boy" can probably be omitted, but it doesn't have to be.
– Zebrafish
6 hours ago