Question

Tom is the tallest student in his class．This sentence doesn't mean：

1. A.
   Tom is taller than any other student in his class．
2. B.
   Tom is taller than anybody else in his class．
3. C.
   Tom is taller than anyone in his class．
4. D.
   No one else in his class is so tall as Tom．

Answer 1

C
分析：原句是最高級，改為比較級。在最高級的句子里，主語必須包含在“范圍”里，本句的Tom包含在范圍in his class里。在進行A方和B方作比較時要注意“分離”的原則，即A方里不能含有B，B方里不能含有A．A句中的 Tom 和 any other student in his chtss通過other進行了分離。B句中的Tom和anybody else in his class通過else進行了分離。D句中的No one else in his class和Tom通過了else進行了分離，這些句子中如果沒有other，else那么any student in his class，anybody in his class，no one in his class中就會包含Tom，構成錯句。C句中anyone in his class包含Tom，沒有分離，也就是說Tom會有可能自己和自己比，所以是錯句。(延伸)還可以用the rest或the rest of來進行分離：Tom is taller than the rest in his class．Tom is taller than the rest of the students in his class．注意下面句中的A方和B方本身是分離的，不能加other：Shanghai is larger than any city in Korea．