Which phrase correctly completes the sentence: "The boy thought that driving a car was not ___ dangerous than…

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Which phrase correctly completes the sentence: "The boy thought that driving a car was not ___ dangerous than riding a bicycle."

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The correct option is D.

The sentence uses a comparative structure with "than". When expressing a negative comparison, "not any more...than" is the correct grammatical construction.

"not any more dangerous than" means that driving a car is not more dangerous than riding a bicycle.

Let's look at the options:

A. "so very" - "not so very dangerous than" is grammatically incorrect.
B. "particularly" - "not particularly dangerous than" is grammatically awkward in this comparative structure.
C. "very" - "not very dangerous than" is grammatically incorrect.
D. "any more" - "not any more dangerous than" is a correct and common comparative phrase.
E. "any" - "not any dangerous than" is grammatically incomplete and incorrect.

The complete sentence should be: "The boy thought that driving a car was not any more dangerous than riding a bicycle."

The final answer is $\boxed{\text{D}}$

Which phrase correctly completes the sentence: "The boy thought that driving a car was not ___ dangerous than riding a bicycle."

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