Question

Given below sentence. A part of each sentence is underlined which may contain an error. Replace the underlined part with the right choice
My car is different and superior to yours

• A. different from and superior to yours
• B. different and superior than yours
• C. different from and superior than yours
• D. different and superior to yours

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The sentence in question is "My car is different and superior to yours". We need to identify the correct usage of prepositions in the sentence.

The basic rule for choosing prepositions with adjectives is:

• "Different" is typically followed by "from" in standard English usage. The adjective "different" describes distinctiveness, and the correct preposition to express this distinction is usually "from".
• "Superior" is correctly followed by "to". The adjective "superior" is used to indicate a higher rank or quality, and "to" is the preposition used to compare two items.

Given this rule, let us analyze the options:

• different from and superior to yours: This option correctly uses "different from" and "superior to".
• different and superior than yours: This option does not adhere to the correct preposition rules. "Than" is incorrectly used following "superior".
• different from and superior than yours: This option incorrectly uses "than" after "superior", which is not ideal.
• different and superior to yours: Although "superior to" is correct, "different" needs to be paired with "from".

Therefore, the most grammatically correct choice would be "different from and superior to yours". Hence, the answer marked as correct needs to be re-evaluated based on the grammatical rules of prepositions used with adjectives.