grammar · academic
No other + N + (that) + S + V
Used to say that there is not any other thing/person that does or has the quality mentioned; emphasises uniqueness in comparison.
Examples
“No other city that I have visited combines modern architecture and traditional markets so well.”
“No other solution that the committee considered proved as cost‑effective.”
“No other country that offers free healthcare has shown such rapid improvements in rural areas.”
Band 8 sentence
“No other policy that has been proposed in recent years addresses both economic inequality and environmental sustainability so coherently.”
Collocations
- No other + city/country/school/company
- No other + solution/approach/method
Common mistakes
No other cities has a subway system as good as ours.→No other city has a subway system as good as ours.
No other, that I know, can solve this problem.→No other that I know can solve this problem.
No other people that can speak English fast.→No other person who can speak English so quickly.
Say it for a higher band
5There is no other + N + that + S + V→6No other + N + that + S + V→7+No other + N + (that) + S + V
Synonyms
There is no other + N + that + S + V
Easily confused
none other than
“The winner was none other than the team everyone had underestimated.”
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