In each question in the following. four alternative sentences are given. Choose the CORRECT one and fill the circle corresponding to that letter in the answer sheet.
Correct answer: B. John's climb to fame was more rapid than that of his brother's.
- A. Johns climb to fame was more rapid than his brother
- B. John's climb to fame was more rapid than that of his brother's.
- C. John's climb to fame was more rapid than for his brothers
- D. John's climb to fame was more rapid than his brother's
Explanation
Option B uses the possessive form correctly with "John's" and "his brother's," maintaining parallelism by using "that of his brother's" to refer to "climb to fame." "That of his brother's" acts as a possessive parallel to "John's."
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