Direction: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is No error.
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This book is different than that.
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- is different
- This book
- No error
- than that
Correct Option: D
It is preposition related error. Hence, different from is the right usage. different (Adj.) : not the same When two/more items are compared it is followed by from (Prep.) different from→ used in British English and North American English different to → used in British English different than→American English Look at the examples given below : She looked different from/than what I’d expected. This visit is very different from/to last time. You look different than before.
