Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness? "The boy is the spitting image of his father, differing with him only in height and the depth of his voice."
A)The boy is the spitting image
B)of his father, differing with him
C)only in height and the depth
D)of his voice.

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Corrected version: of his father, differing from him
Differing with should be changed to differing from. To differ with someone is to disagree with them, over politics for example. To differ from someone is simply to be different in a specific way. Different than, although commonly used in speech, is never correct in written English.

Which Section of the Following Passage Needs to Be Edited