Question

He is taller than _______ girl in his class.

A．a(chǎn)ny	B．other
C．a(chǎn)ny other	D．a(chǎn)nother

Answer 1

A

此題容易誤選C。這是由于思維定勢(shì)引起的。平時(shí)大家都熟悉這樣的句子China is larger than any other country in Asia. Shanghai is larger than any other city in China. 于是than any other這個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)在同學(xué)們的頭腦中已經(jīng)根根深蒂固了。其實(shí)，到底要不要other, 關(guān)鍵是看主語是否也在比較的范圍之內(nèi)；如果在范圍之內(nèi)，就必須用other, 以此來避免與自身進(jìn)行比較；如果不在范圍之內(nèi)，則不能用other, 因?yàn)闆]有必要把自身排除。這里主語he不屬于girl in his class之列，不能用other, 因此正確為A。