<p>"You are a better runner then me"</p>
<p>"You are" is a subjective case, and "me" is the object. I don't see the reason why Silverturtle changed "me" into "I am". If he changed the sentence into "I am" then their would be no objective case because he changed the object "me" into a subjective case pronoun.</p>
<p>I thought a sentence was supposed to have a subject and a object...</p>
<p>I don't get it.</p>
<p>Nevermind, I just found out he was using it in the comparative sense when you compare pronouns. </p>
<p>But, if anyone would like to explain further, I would be glad, because I am still shaky.</p>
<p>You are right. When you see a comparison on the SAT you have to keep three things in mind:</p>
<p>1) Are the entities which are compared in the same case?
<p>Consider this example:
I know that Silvia runs very fast but in my opinion, James is a better runner than her.</p>
<p>Doesn’t that sound awkward to you? “James” is in the subjective case but “her” is in<br>
the objective case. In order to correct this error, we have to change “her” to “she”.</p>
<p>I know that Silvia runs very fast but in my opinion, James is a better runner than she (is).</p>
<p>2) Are two things or three or more things compared?</p>
<p>a) If two things are compared, the comparative form is used:
I am a better artist than my brother is.</p>
<p>b) If three or more things are compared, the superlative form is used:
Between me and my brothers, I am the best artist.</p>
<p>3) Are you dealing with a logical comparison?
This error actually appears quite frequently on the SAT.</p>
<p>Consider this example:
The economy of Germany is a lot stronger than most of the other European countries.</p>
<p>In this example, “the economy of Germany” is compared to “the other European countries”. This is considered to be a mistake on the SAT because “the economy of Germany” should be compared to “the economies of the other European countries”:</p>
<p>The economy of Germany is a lot stronger than most of the economies of the other European countries.</p>
<p>Did that help?</p>
<p>Yes, that helped alot, thank you very much!</p>