Question

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence at the underlined point:
He is taller than any student there.

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. any of student
• C. any other student
• D. some student

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

any other student

When a comparison is made by a comparative degree followed by 'than', the rule is to exclude the thing compared from the class of things with which it is compared by using 'other' or similar words. Thus, option C is the correct answer.