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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

anywhere / everywhere

At the equator, plants grow faster and bigger than .... else on Earth.

A) somewhere
B) anywhere
C) where
D) wherever
E) everywhere

Hi. B seems to be OK, but I don't know what makes E wrong. What do you think?
  

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Hello Anon, I suspect that the question-setters want you to imply a comparison between one place ("the equator") and every other possible place in turn ("anywhere else"). They would probably argue that "everywhere else" implies that the comparison is between one place and the conglomerate of every other possible place. However, I'm not convinced that most native speakers would observe the distinction.

— MrPedantic

  • Hello Anon, I suspect that the question-setters want you to imply a comparison between one place ("the equator") and every other possible place in turn ("anywhere else").
  • They would probably argue that "everywhere else" implies that the comparison is between one place and the conglomerate of every other possible place.
  • However, I'm not convinced that most native speakers would observe the distinction.
  • So I would not myself penalise those who answered E.
  • MrP
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Hello Anon,

I suspect that the question-setters want you to imply a comparison between one place ("the equator") and every other possible place in turn ("anywhere else").

They would probably argue that "everywhere else" implies that the comparison is between one place and the conglomerate of every other possible place.

However, I'm not convinced that most native speakers
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The word with any- is used in preference to the word with every- after the than (or as) of a comparison. Note that else or other are usually present as well.

This pen is better/worse than any other.
That kind of hat can be bought more easily in Mexico than anywhere else.
Sam plays football better than any
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CalifJimThe word with any- is used in preference to the word with every- after the than (or as) of a comparison. Note that else or other are usually present as well.

This pen is better/worse than any other.
That kind of hat can be bought more easily in Mexico than anywhere else.
Sam plays footbal
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Does the lack of "other" or "else" make them wrong?
No. Not at all.

CJ
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I also agree that E seems to be the more suitable answer for the question.
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If you really want to do that, I suppose one reason is as good as any other.

Hi Calif Jim,

I don't really get this sentence. I was wonder whether you could explain it to me.

Thank you.

Best wishes,

PBF
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