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The granddaddy of manufacturers, the Shutters Company, headquartered in Milton, is nearly 50 yeas as old as any of their supposed predecessors.

A. as old as any of their supposed
B. older than any of their supposed
C. as old as their supposed
D. older than any of their supposedly
E. as old as their supposedly

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The best answer is B. Choices A, C and E do not state the comparison logically. The expression as old as indicates equality of age, but the sentence indicates that the Shutters Company predates other companies. Older than makes the point of comparison clear.
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My guess is B
1. The term 'predecessors' should modify the noun 'supposed'
2. The phrase older than* clarifies the meaning of the sentence better than the phrases old as.

Hello Kepalabergetar123,

We hope this finds you well.

To provide a bit of clarity here, there seems to be a bit of confusion in your first point.

"supposed" is an adjective, not a "noun"; "predecessors" is the noun.

Options D and E incorrectly use the adverb "supposedly" to modify the noun "predecessors", while Option B correctly uses the adjective "supposed" to do so; remember, an adverb can only be used to modify a verb or an adjective; adjectives are needed to modify nouns.

We hope this helps.
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