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Direction: The sentences in each of the following questions have a portion or the whole underlined. Each sentence is followed by four alternative versions of the underlined portion. Select the alternative best suited according to standard written English, without altering the original meaning. Alternative A is the same as the original version.

Although he was the most friendly of all present and different from the others, he hadn't hardly any friends except me.

A) different from the others, he hardly had any friends except I

B) different than the others, he hardly had any friends except me

C) different than the others, he hardly had any friends except I

D) different from the others, he hardly had any friends except me

E) No change