Learn English – the correct form (using a comparative adjective) of the sentence ‘no other planet is so big as Jupiter’

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No other planet is bigger than Jupiter.

or

Jupiter is bigger than any other planet.

Which of these is the 'correct form', using a comparative adjective, of the following sentence?

No other planet is so big as Jupiter.

Best Answer

Both example sentences are grammatically and semantically correct. The second example sentence sounds more natural to my (American) ear.

Because Jupiter is not bigger than itself, the first example sentence can be simplified to:

No planet is bigger than Jupiter.

If you choose to use a superlative (instead of a comparative adjective), you can simplify the second example sentence to:

Jupiter is the biggest planet.

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