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Teo Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
any other + singular/plural
1. Tokyo is bigger than any other city in Japan.
2. Tokyo is bigger than any other cities in Japan.
Which of the above sentences is correct?
Thank you very much for your reply.
2. Tokyo is bigger than any other cities in Japan.
Which of the above sentences is correct?
Thank you very much for your reply.
Top answer
The first, singular, version is correct.
- The first, singular, version is correct.
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And, no.2 could be made correct:
Tokyo is bigger than any of the other cities in Japan.
(Perhaps, you already knew that.)
Tokyo is bigger than any of the other cities in Japan.
(Perhaps, you already knew that.)
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the 1st is correct, because:
- - any other + singular N when it's an affirmative sentence
- - any other + plural N when it's an negative sentence, question
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