Question

He is taller than _______ girl in his clas

He is taller than _______ girl in his class. A．any B．other C．any other D．another

Answer 1

A

此题容易误选C。这是由于思维定势引起的。平时大家都熟悉这样的句子China is larger than any other country in Asia. Shanghai is larger than any other city in China. 于是than any other这个结构在同学们的头脑中已经根根深蒂固了。其实，到底要不要other, 关键是看主语是否也在比较的范围之内；如果在范围之内，就必须用other, 以此来避免与自身进行比较；如果不在范围之内，则不能用other, 因为没有必要把自身排除。这里主语he不属于girl in his class之列，不能用other, 因此正确为A。