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Sundarnaz Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Adjective

The rule says; elder and eldest are now confined to the members of the same family. Then, with others examples I see an example, "he is older than his sister." So why is it older and not elder?
  

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'Elder' is used as an adjectival attribute: He is my elder brother. CB

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'Elder' is used as an adjectival attribute: He is my elder brother.

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sundarnazelder and eldest

She is the eldest of the three children.
He is the elder of the two brothers.

He is the elder of the two brothers because he is older than his brother.
I am older than my sister. (not I am elder than my sister.)

You can't use 'elder' in direct comparisons, as in the sentence im

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You can find elders in the church, in the bible, etc.

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