Treat Shakespeare as a member of the class of poets. Identify the segment needing revision for a…
For comparison with the rest of a class that includes the subject, write 'Shakespeare is greater than any other poet.' Other excludes self-comparison; the ranking remains…
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Treat Shakespeare as a member of the class of poets. Identify the segment needing revision for a logically complete comparison with the rest of that class, or choose 'No error'.
Shakespeare is greater than any poet.
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Correct answer C
For comparison with the rest of a class that includes the subject, write 'Shakespeare is greater than any other poet.' Other excludes self-comparison; the ranking remains the opinion expressed in the example.
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Option A
'Shakespeare' is the named subject.
Option B
'Is greater than' is a well-formed comparative predicate.
Option C
Use 'any other poet' to exclude Shakespeare himself from the class being compared with him.
Option D
The stated comparison with other members of the same class needs 'other'.