I am wondering.

[hoangkha]

Hi, all!
- Jupiter spins faster than ................ planet.
A. any
B. any another
C. any others
D. any other
The key is D but I am wondering why A isn't chosen, please?

[shannico]

This is the way I look at it.

John studies harder than any other student - John is a student and I am comparing him to other students.

My husband is learning English by himself and he studies harder than any student (of mine) - John isn't a student and I am comparing his efforts to those of a different category of learners. Therefore I don't use "other".

Jupiter is a planet, which is being compared to other planets in the sentence above.

Hope it helps.

[5jj]

Please give your threads more helpful titles, hoangkha. 'I am wondering' tells us nothing.

[Rover_KE]

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Rover

[SoothingDave]

Jupiter is a planet. It does not spin faster than itself. It spins faster than any other planet.

[hoangkha]

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Rover

I am sorry. Yes, I get it. But it is a fait accompli and I don't know how to correct the title. It should have been " ANY + N and ANY OTHER + N."
And now, could you please tell me what is the difference between ANY + N and ANY OTHER + N ?

[5jj]

And now, could you please tell me what is the difference between ANY + N and ANY OTHER + N ?

shannico did so in post #2, Jupiter is a planet, which is being compared to other planets, and SoothingDave in post #5, Jupiter is a planet. It does not spin faster than itself. It spins faster than any other planet.

As the sun is not a planet, we could say The sun spins faster than any planet.

[hoangkha]

1- ANY OTHER goes with plural countable N.
- Are there any other questions? (OALD)
- Are there any other people we should speak to? (Cambridge)

2- ANY goes with both singular countable N and plural countable N.

So I think if the exercise is like this.
- Jupiter spins faster than ................ planet.
A. any
B. any another
C. any others
D. any other
I wil choose A.

and if the exercise is like this

- Jupiter spins faster than ................ planets.
A. any
B. any another
C. any others
D. any other
I will choose D.

Isn't it right, please?

[bhaisahab]

1- ANY OTHER goes with plural countable N.
- Are there any other questions? (OALD)
- Are there any other people we should speak to? (Cambridge)

2- ANY goes with both singular countable N and plural countable N.

So I think if the exercise is like this.
- Jupiter spins faster than ................ planet.
A. any
B. any another
C. any others
D. any other
I wil choose A.

and if the exercise is like this

- Jupiter spins faster than ................ planets.
A. any
B. any another
C. any others
D. any other
I will choose D.

Isn't it right, please?

No. "Jupiter spins faster than any other planet" is correct.

[hoangkha]

- Carlos Slim is richer than any person.
- Carlos Slim is richer than any people.
- Carlos Slim is richer than any other person.
- Carlos Slim is richer than any other people.
Which is correct, please?