Of all the four students, Ahmad is...............

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mohammedabo

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Of all the four students, Ahmad is...............
-cleverest
-the cleverest
The answer is cleverest. can you give me explanation?
 

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Yes. It's a bad question. Both answers are correct. I find "the cleverest" more natural.
 

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It's also a poor opening. There is no need for "all".

Of the four students, Ahmad is [the] cleverest.

I would use the article.
 

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What is the source of that dodgy question, mohammedabo?
 

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Of all the four students, Ahmad is...............
-cleverest
-the cleverest
The answer is cleverest. can you give me explanation?

There is no explanation for that being the only answer. The other is clearly better.
 

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I think in future, there's no need to post material from such unreliable sources. Facebook is definitely not the best place to improve your English.
 

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Facebook is useful, but I agree with teechar that the one you're using as learning material seems to be of dubious quality, mohammedabo.
 
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