Which phrase correctly replaces the bolded part in the sentence: 'The new policy is very different than the old one'?

is very different to
differs from
is differing than
is very different from

Correct answer: is very different from

Solution

The correct collocation is 'different from,' not 'different than' in standard usage. So the sentence should read: 'The new policy is very different from the old one.'

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