The correct substitution of the highlighted words is (c) "of all the boys."
The correct comparative form for "tallest" when comparing one among many is "of all the boys," not "than all the other boys."
Grammatical rule used: The superlative degree is correctly used with "of all" to indicate comparison among many.
Example: She is the brightest of all the students in her class.
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During the time period of ancient history, starting roughly from 3000 BC, the world population was already (fastly) increasing due to the Neolithic Revolution.
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When the boy was asked about his report, he created (an usual) story about aliens stealing his work.
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Nine men's morris is a strategy board game for two players (dated) at least to the Roman Empire.
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The Babylonians took advantage of the (enough) of clay in Mesopotamia to create bricks.
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