<p>Which of the following is correct ?</p>
<p>She is older than me
or
She is older than I </p>
<p>I think the first one sounds better but the second one is correct.
She is older than I (am)</p>
<p>The first one is correct. For example, you would say “She is older than us,” not “She is older than we,” and words such as “I/we” or “me/us” are similiar types of pronouns, I think.</p>
<p>Ok,this sentence is from a Gruber`s practice test</p>
<p>My grandmother (leads) a more active life (than) many other retirees (who) are younger than (her).</p>
<p>The answer explanations says ‘‘her’’ is incorrect.It should be ‘‘she’’ .</p>
<p>The nominative case (she - not her) must be used after the conjunction then when the pronoun is the subject of an elliptical clause (‘‘than she is’’) </p>
<p>What about that ?</p>
<p>Wow, that is intense. But the explanation sounds correct.</p>
<p>Basically all its saying is that when the pronoun is referring to the subject of the clause, it will be in the nominative case.</p>
<p>I didn’t know this until I read it, too.</p>
<p>Yes, the pronoun does need to be nominative, but I’ve never seen that rule tested on a real SAT.</p>
<p>I have a quick way to remember it:</p>
<p>Use ‘I’ went YOU are the main subject. Use ‘me’ when you are NOT the main subject.</p>
<p>Daniel and I went to the store. Who sent to the store? Daniel and I. We are the subject.
My mom picked Jack and me up. Who is picking up? My mom is. Therefore, it’s just ‘me.’</p>
<p>Yes,you are right.But grammar is grammar.The college board dont announce what kind of questions will they include.I also got stunned when realized it should have been ‘‘she’’ 
But it is better to be prepared for everything :)</p>
<p>Just to clarify, python is 100 percent wrong.</p>
<p>throw away ur grubers, and listen to post #7.
Writing section on the real test is straightforward; it’s not going to have something whacked until u reach some of the last ones in a section, that is, the 35Q section</p>
<p>@silverturtle ,
And she is British :D:D:D</p>
<p>In informal English, the final verb is usually not omitted following a personal pronoun representing the second thing being compared.
e.g. I am as tall as he is.
She is as good a swimmer as I am.</p>
<p>However, in formal English, the final verb following a personal pronoun representing the second thing being compared is sometimes omitted.
e.g. I am as tall as he.
She is as good a swimmer as I.</p>
<p>c. The use of the subjective case
As shown above, when a personal pronoun is used in a comparison to represent the second thing being compared, the subjective case of the pronoun should be used. The reason for this is that the pronoun is the subject of a verb, even when the verb is omitted by means of ellipsis.</p>
<p>In informal English, the objective case of such personal pronouns is sometimes used.
e.g. I am as tall as him.
She is as good as swimmer as me.
However, this use of the objective case is considered to be grammatically incorrect.</p>
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<p>[SparkNotes:</a> Writing Multiple-Choice Questions: Pronoun Case](<a href=“http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/newsat/powertactics/writingmc/chapter2section5.rhtml]SparkNotes:”>http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/newsat/powertactics/writingmc/chapter2section5.rhtml)</p>
<p>@silverturtle and elmeltzer: Since the last word is not the subject of the sentence but “She” is, wouldn’t it make grammatical sense to use “me”? I may be 100% wrong, but nevertheless I’m 100% sure that SparkNotes is not giving out incorrect advice. </p>
<p>Take SparkNotes’ example “Helen loved me”. Replace “Helen” by “She” and “loved” by “is older than” - the subject is doing something to the object in both cases.</p>
<p>You’re mistaking the pronoun at the end of the sentence as the object of a verb. It may look like it is, but it’s actually not - it’s the subject of a second clause the rest of which is omitted because the meaning is understood. For example, the sentence “Monopoly is more fun than Chess” really means, “Monopoly is fun more than chess is fun.” So “chess” (or whatever pronoun is used as a substitute) needs to be nominative because it is the subject of a separate clause.</p>
<p>BTW, even if the pronoun were serving as an object, it would still be nominative because it would not be a direct object, but a predicate nominative because “is” is a linking verb.</p>
<p>Hmm… I’ll have to think about that one. I agree that it is a tricky question, and unlikely to turn up on the SAT. But, according to my grammar book, a good test of whether a sentence of this kind is correct is to substitute “we” for “I” or “us” for “me”. You wouldn’t say, “She is older than we,” even if it might be implied that “She is older than we are.” Also, you’d say “She outranks me,” not “She outranks I.” Thus:</p>
<p>“She outranks me” > “She is higher in rank than me” > “She is older than me.”</p>
<p>If I wanted to be correct, I would say “She is older than we.”</p>
<p>And I would say “She outranks me.” </p>
<p>In the first example, the pronoun is in the nominate case; “we” are doing something (implied “we are”). In the second example, the “me” isn’t doing anything. It is therefore in the objective case.</p>
<p>Which is correct?</p>
<p>The reference letters for John Doe is done. </p>
<p>or</p>
<p>The reference letters for John Doe are don.</p>
<p>^^are you illiterate :)</p>
<p>Lisa is as smart as her/she?</p>
<p>and</p>
<p>Neither of them is/are available to speak right now.</p>
<p>can someone help me out with these, confuses me at times</p>
<p>and also when to use who vs whom?</p>
<p>"Which is correct?</p>
<p>The reference letters for John Doe is done. </p>
<p>or</p>
<p>The reference letters for John Doe are don."</p>
<p>Neither is.</p>