which of the following sentence is correct

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confuse mind: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 462; Joined: Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:08 pmFollowed by: 4 members; Thanked: 10 times

by confuse mind » Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:36 pm

A. She is taller than anyone of her 5 sisters.
B. She is taller than any one of her 5 sisters.
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IMO - B OA - not known[/spoiler]

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Thu Sep 27, 2012 4:21 am

B is better than A, but the real correct answer is:

She is taller than each of her 5 sisters.

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by eski » Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:25 am

any one = one among a group ( specified set) , here family

anyone = one among a non specified set

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by Anurag@Gurome » Fri Sep 28, 2012 12:25 am

confuse mind wrote:A. She is taller than anyone of her 5 sisters.
B. She is taller than any one of her 5 sisters.
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IMO - B OA - not known[/spoiler]

anyone = one among a non specified group =>any one = one among a specified group So B is better.

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