Compared to other boys (at/of) his age, Jimmy's stature is quite tall.

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"Compared to other boys his age, Jimmy's stature is quite tall."


Is this sentence correct? Is there any preposition missing before “his age”? Can I say it as such? “Compared to other boys AT/OF his age, Jimmy's stature is quite tall.”

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You can use 'of' but it is optional.

I wouldn't use 'stature'. I would just say, 'Jimmy is quite tall'.
 
You could use "of his age". But a preposition is not necessary there.
I would say, "Compared to other boys his age, Jimmy is quite tall." It's not his stature or his height that's tall; it's Jimmy.
 
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