Discussion
In the sentence below, a part is printed in bold. Choose the alternative that best replaces it. If no improvement is needed, choose ‘No correction required’.
Ram is the tallest of all the boys in his class.
Answer: A
Correct answer: of
The superlative degree takes of or in - the tallest of all the boys, the tallest in his class - and the printed sentence is already correct. The rule to fix is that than belongs to the comparative degree and never to the superlative: taller than his brother, but the tallest of the three. Writing tallest than mixes the two degrees. The choice between of and in follows the noun that comes after. Of is used with a group of individuals - of all the boys, of the three brothers - and in with a place or a collective singular: in his class, in the country. Among is used with the comparative in a different pattern, as in he is among the tallest boys, where it means he belongs to a group rather than heading it.
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