Older or elder
Q) Fill in the blank with 'older' or 'elder'.
1) I have an elder sister.
2) John is older than Jack by two years.
3) His elder brother is in the education department.
4) She is the elder of the two sisters.
5) The nephew is older than uncle.
Top answer
You can use "older" in every one of those sentences and no one would bat an eyelash. The reverse is not true. The better exercise would ask: In which of these sentences is it OK to use "elder"?
- You can use "older" in every one of those sentences and no one would bat an eyelash.
- The reverse is not true.
- The better exercise would ask: In which of these sentences is it OK to use "elder"?
- 5) The nephew is older than the uncle.
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You can use "older" in every one of those sentences and no one would bat an eyelash. The reverse is not true.
The better exercise would ask: In which of these sentences is it OK to use "elder"?
5) The nephew is older than the uncle.
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