Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence:
My cousin is junior than me in age.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. junior to me in age.
Context: The sentence describes a comparison of age between the speaker and their cousin.
Grammatical concept: Adjectives like junior, senior, inferior, superior, prior are followed by “to”, not “than”.
Analysis of the given options:
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more junior than me by age – Incorrect because “more junior” is wrong; junior is already a comparative adjective.
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junior to me by age – Grammatically acceptable, but the phrase “by age” is awkward.
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junior to me in age – Correct idiomatic usage.
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junior than to me in age – Grammatically incorrect; wrong use of "than".
Correct word/phrase: junior to me in age
Final sentence: My cousin is junior to me in age.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.