adjective degree

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adjective degree

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Hello,

1.Sita is the best student in the class.

I have to change the degree of the adjective used in the above sentence without change in meaning.

[ Positive Degree]
A. No other girl in the class is as good as Sita.
B. No other girl is as good as Sita in the class.

[ Comparative ]

C. Sita is taller than any other girl in the class.

I would like to know whether (A,B,C) are correct and the position 'in the class' in (A)?

Thanks.
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Re: adjective degree

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1. A is more natural than B, but B is possible.

2. C is correct.
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