Choose the correct preposition: The book is different ____ the one I read last year.

A. than
B. from
C. to
D. with

Explanation

Different from is the form accepted in careful written English, and it is the one entry tests reward. Different than is common in American speech and different to in British speech, but neither is safe in an examination. The rule is easy to remember alongside similar to, which takes the opposite preposition.

Choose the correct preposition: The book is different ____ the one I read last year.

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