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by VivianKerr » Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:49 pm
The first form.

I am AS good as she IS (good is implied).

I work AS attentively as she DOES (works is implied).

From grammarbook.com:

To decide whether to use the subject or object pronoun after the words than or as, mentally complete the sentence.

Examples:
Tranh is as smart as she/her.

If we mentally complete the sentence, we would say, "Tranh is as smart as she is." Therefore, she is the correct answer.

Zoe is taller than I/me.

Mentally completing the sentence, we have, "Zoe is taller than I am."

Daniel would rather talk to her than I/me.

We can mentally complete this sentence in two ways: "Daniel would rather talk to her than to me." OR "Daniel would rather talk to her than I would." As you can see, the meaning will change depending on the pronoun you choose.
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by topspin330 » Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:23 pm
that helps. thanks!
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