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- Define present ages.
- Translate past/future clues.
- Use constant age difference.
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer: B
Method / Topic: Sentence Improvement
The answer satisfies the present, past, or future age relation.
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Correct Answer: B
Method / Topic: Sentence Improvement
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<td style="border-bottom:none; border-left:none; border-right:none; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; white-space:normal; width:85px">Some adjectives such as senior, junior, superior and inferior take 'to' instead of 'than'. So we say 'senior to me', not 'senior than me'. The improved sentence is: He is senior to me in the office.</td>
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- Define present ages.
- Translate past/future clues.
- Use constant age difference.
Improve the sentence: He is senior than me in the office.
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Correct Answer: B
Method / Topic: Sentence Improvement
The answer satisfies the present, past, or future age relation.
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Correct Answer: B
Method / Topic: Sentence Improvement
<table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:85px">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom:none; border-left:none; border-right:none; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; white-space:normal; width:85px">Some adjectives such as senior, junior, superior and inferior take 'to' instead of 'than'. So we say 'senior to me', not 'senior than me'. The improved sentence is: He is senior to me in the office.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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