The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
His cellphone is / different and costlier / than mine.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. different and costlier.
In grammar, we often follow adjectives by prepositions.
For example: Rita is playful than her brother but more dedicated to her studies.
Playful (adjective) which agrees with 'than' (preposition)
Dedicated (adjective) + to (preposition)
In this sentence -
The error is in the phrase "different and costlier than mine."
The adjective "different" should be paired with "from" for proper comparison.
Different(adjective) will agree with 'from' (preposition)
Costlier (adjective) agrees with 'than' (preposition)
Thus, the sentence should be: His cellphone is different from and costlier than mine.