<p>Rob, although more wealthy, is [more talented than either of his brothers.]</p>
<p>A. Same
B. [the most talented of both his brothers.]
C. [the most talented of either of his brothers.]
D. [more talented than both his brothers.]</p>
<p>What is the source of the question?</p>
<p>Meaning-wise this sentence doesn’t make sense (if he’s wealthier why is it surprising he’s more talented?) but I’m pretty sure the answer is A</p>
<p>This whole setup makes no sense.</p>
<p>“Although” is a contrast word.</p>
<p>it should be A bcz u are comparin Rob to either of his brothers that means you are comparing Rob to only one so MORE is required</p>
<p>Hmm idk if it’s A. </p>
<p>Find a way to simplify the sentence. </p>
<p>Rob, although more wealthy, is more talented than Jim AND Ted. (both his brothers)</p>
<p>Versus</p>
<p>Rob, although more wealthy, is more talented than Jim OR Ted. (either of his brothers)</p>
<p>The second phrasing is wrong. So I think the correct answer is D. My $0.02</p>
<p>Edit: It’s definitely not B or C, because “the most talented” applies to a certain group, in this case which of the THREE brothers, not two, is the most talented.</p>
<p>The sentence is nonsensical but the correct answer is A.
The errors in B & C should be obvious.
In order for D to be correct you would have to say something like: “Rob, although more wealthy, is more talented than both his brothers combined.” As it stands, D is incorrect.
Are you sure the original phrase didn’t read <em>more wealthy</em> and <em>less talented</em>? That might make sense.</p>
<p>^Hmm. But extrapolating further, I think we can agree a correct form of the sentence is:</p>
<p>Rob, although less wealthy, is more talented than Jim AND more talented than Ted.</p>
<p>Whereas</p>
<p>Rob, although less wealthy, is more talented than Jim OR more talented than Ted.</p>
<p>still doesn’t make any sense. While D is somewhat vague in whether it is referring to the individual talents or combined talents, I’d rather have a vague sentence than an incorrect sentence. </p>
<p>I am trying to help, so I apologize if it is A, but I for one don’t get it if it is.</p>
<p>Senior, I think OP just copied the sentence incorrectly. Just substitute a ‘less’ for one of the 'more’s and you’ll see that A is the only grammatically correct sentence. IOW:
Rob, although less wealthy, is more talented than either of his brothers.
Rob, although more wealthy, is less talented than either of his brothers.
If you make the same substitution for B,C or D it doesn’t make them grammatically correct. This is what I teach so I’m pretty confident about this. </p>
<p>The alternative sentences you propose don’t help solve the original question.</p>