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Question
In the following items, sentence A is complete, while sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar as possible to sentence A. Write sentence B.
(A) No other planet is as big as Jupiter.
(B) Jupiter ...............................................................................
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Solution
(A) No other planet is as big as Jupiter.
(B) Jupiter is the biggest planent.
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