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I was going through the Gmatclub's Grammar Book (2020) and found this in the 'Comparisons' chapter (Page 78):
NOTE: In correct English, a subject pronoun is always used after the comparison phrase. This is often misused in speech.
Mary is as tall as she.
You are not as old as I.
But on the next page, I found this example where 'me' has been used instead of 'I'.
He has more comics than me.
I'm a bit confused now. Am I supposed to use 'I' or 'me' when using comparisons?
NOTE: In correct English, a subject pronoun is always used after the comparison phrase. This is often misused in speech.
Mary is as tall as she.
You are not as old as I.
But on the next page, I found this example where 'me' has been used instead of 'I'.
He has more comics than me.
I'm a bit confused now. Am I supposed to use 'I' or 'me' when using comparisons?
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Updated on: 15 Sep 2020, 23:02
Originally posted by SohGMAT2020 on 15 Sep 2020, 08:29.
Last edited by SohGMAT2020 on 15 Sep 2020, 23:02, edited 2 times in total.
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Hi lipikatiwari ,
In the second comparison, you are comparing the nouns ( He is compared with me [ since, "me" is the object of the preposition "than", the objective form is used]
Whereas, "Mary is as tall as she. " here you are comparing the verbs Mary is as tall as she is; Since "is" is implied so it can be omitted
Similarly, "You are not as old as I" , here also "You are not as old as I am" ; Since, "am" is implied so it is omitted.
You need to check whether a verb is been compared or a noun.
However, both are actually correct and this has been often debated. I would love to hear more views on this.
Hope this helps.
15 Sep 2020, 22:57
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Hi Likipa, good question. For the reason cited in GMATClub's grammar book, I would definitely prefer "I".
However, this is bit of a moot point, since all official questions are in the third person (they, them, he, she, it etc.)
However, this is bit of a moot point, since all official questions are in the third person (they, them, he, she, it etc.)
