Change the degree of comparison from superlative to comparative, without changing the meaning of the sentence: The cheetah is the fastest animal.

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No other animal is as fast as the cheetah.

No other animal is faster than the cheetah.

The cheetah is faster than any other animal.

The cheetah is faster than all the other animals.

answer is B.

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Concept-In the given question, it will be helpful for us to recall the concept of the degrees of comparison. An adjective is a word or set of words that change or modify a noun or pronoun. Adjectives have three Degrees that are: positive, comparative and superlative. In comparison between two things, we use a comparative adjective and when we have to compare more than two things, we use the adjective called superlative.
(1), 'No other animal is as fast as the cheetah', is incorrect as the adjective is stated to a positive degree.
Option (2.), ‘No other animal is faster than the cheetah', is correct as it indicates that no animal’s speed in running is faster than the cheetah, i.e. the cheetah’s running speed is faster than all other animals. Also, the adjective is stated in the comparative degree.
Option (3.), ‘The cheetah is faster than any other animal', is correct as it compares the running speed of the cheetah with any other animal. Also, the adjective used in the sentence is the comparative degree.
Option (4.), ‘The cheetah is faster than all the other animals, is incorrect as the adjective is stated in the positive degree.
Hence, option (2) is the correct choice.

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