1) He is taller than I am
2) He is taller than me
(2) seems to be correct in my opinion.
However, here is what Manhattan says:
You are MORE INTERESTING than he (correct)
In both examples, tall and interesting are adjective, but one has the item being compared as a subject, the other has it has an object.
Please someone help! in what cases should we use object, and in what cases should we use subject?
Thanks
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ELLIPSIS is the omission of words whose presence is understood.jameschanx wrote:1) He is taller than I am
2) He is taller than me
(2) seems to be correct in my opinion.
Many comparisons employ ellipsis.
The sentence above is comparing how HE IS TALL to how I AM TALL:
He is taller than I am tall.
In the interest of concision, we may omit tall from the second clause:
He is taller than I am.
To use me in the second clause would imply the following:
He is taller than me is tall.
Clearly not correct.
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Guru, thanks for the reply. Could you give me some examples in which the items being compared are objects?
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John eats more broccoli than spinach.jameschanx wrote:Guru, thanks for the reply. Could you give me some examples in which the items being compared are objects?
Conveyed meaning:
John eats more broccoli than [John eats] spinach.
The words in brackets are omitted, but their presence is understood.
Here, the DIRECT OBJECTS of eats -- broccoli and spinach -- are being compared.
You like John more than me.
Conveyed meaning:
You like John more than [you like] me.
The words in brackets are omitted, but their presence is understood.
The following sentence compares HOW YOU LIKE JOHN to HOW I LIKE JOHN:
You like John more than I.
Conveyed meaning:
You like John more than I [like John].
Again, the words in brackets are omitted, but their presence is understood.
Note that replacing me with I changes the meaning.
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