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Everyone knows / that the leopard is / faster / of all animals.

A. Everyone knows

B. that the leopards is

C. faster

D. of all animals

E. No Error

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Change, of all animals → than any other animal

In a comparative degree THAN is used. Also, the term of comparison must exclude the things compared by use of OTHER.

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Comments ( 16 )

  1. Rishav Rahar
    Rishav Rahar :
    3 years ago

    This is not a comparative degree, this is a superlative degree , Change faster from fastest
    Adjective Comparative Superlative
    Fast Faster Fastest
    Tall Taller Tallest
    Beautiful More Beautiful Most Beautiful
    Sexy Sexier Sexiest

  2. Aiman Jamal
    Aiman Jamal :
    3 years ago

    Shouldn't faster be changed to fastest?

  3. Lanka Srinidhi
    Lanka Srinidhi :
    4 years ago

    We can say that the leapord is the fastest of all animals......
    The option can be c too

  4. Andro Gaming
    Andro Gaming :
    4 years ago

    Isn't it right??
    The leopard is the fastest of all animals

  5. Andro Gaming
    Andro Gaming :
    4 years ago

    What if I change 'faster' to 'fastest'....

  6. Rakesh Nath
    Rakesh Nath :
    4 years ago

    Fastest is also correct provided we use "of all animals"

  7. Yogita Prasad
    Yogita Prasad :
    6 years ago

    Leopards is can't come there..

  8. Sumana Bandi
    Sumana Bandi :
    6 years ago

    "Leopards is" incorrect here...

  9. Mohammed Nadeem
    Mohammed Nadeem :
    6 years ago

    Leopards are, must be there

  10. Kulbeer Sharma
    Kulbeer Sharma :
    6 years ago

    Leopards are - should b there

  11. Shikha Chauhan
    Shikha Chauhan :
    7 years ago

    Leopard

  12. Mohit Manav
    Mohit Manav :
    7 years ago

    Everyone knows that theLeopard is faster than all other animals

  13. AKSHAY KUMAR
    AKSHAY KUMAR :
    7 years ago

    leopard*

  14. Reshma Thambi
    Reshma Thambi :
    7 years ago

    faster- fastest (because it is compared to the whole animal kingdom

  15. Raju
    Raju :
    9 years ago

    Everyone knows that the leopards is/are faster than any other animals

  16. Satish Kumar
    Satish Kumar :
    9 years ago

    the change should be in degree not in next phrases. faster is to be changed into fastest.

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