Arup
As far as your query about SANAM pronouns is concerned, it is more academic than contextual, I suppose. The general answer is that in the case of SANAM, the decision is more contextual than a rule of thumb.
Generally, when 'any' is used to mean 'all' as in:
EX:The inmates of the prison know their rights like 'any' (all) other citizens
However, when you use 'any' to refer to a part of a whole and any individual item, then 'any' is singular.
EX: You can get a delicious Manchurian dish in any authentic Chinese restaurant.
Usually the clue is the noun that follows 'any'; if it is singular, then 'any' is most likely to be singular. If there is a plural noun, then it is likely to be a plural.
1. than any of the other sales team members are---- this is ok.
2. than any other sales team member is. -- This is also ok
3. than any of the other sales team members are. --- Ok
4. than any of the other sales team members is. -- not ok
5. than any other sales team member are.-- not ok.
In other words, this split is not the decision point in the given question. In A, 'any' means 'all"
Curiously, there is also hearsay that GMAT is not fastidious about SANAM these days.
But let me also ask at this juncture, whether we require a verb at all after the phrase 'team member' or 'team members.'
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