Usage of 'Nothing Else But'
CMAT 2022 · Language Comprehension · Medium · Language Comprehension
Pick the correct option:
(I) It is nothing else than pride. (II) It is nothing else but pride.
- A.
(I) is correct but (II) is incorrect
- B.
(I) is incorrect but (II) is correct
- C.
Both (I) & (II) are correct
- D.
Both (I) & (II) are incorrect
Answer
B
Explanation
The standard grammatical conjunction following 'nothing else' is 'but', not 'than'. Therefore, statement (II) is correct and (I) is incorrect.
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