He is taller than she. ?

by **Guest** Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:21 pm

are the following correct ?

He is taller than she.

He is as happy as they.

>> but i thought the sentences should be

He is taller than her.
He is as happy as them.

Kindly explain. THANKS !!

by **Hei** Sat Feb 02, 2008 6:27 am

Let me try.
I believe that "than" and "as [adjective] as" require a parallel structure.
So, it is correct to say:
He is taller than she.
He is as happy as they.
But I still have a hard time to decide when to drop is/are/was/were/has/have/had/can/...etc in a comparison sentence. =(

by **Guest** Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:37 am

thanks for hei explaining. can the officer explain when to drop is/are/was/were/has/have/had/can/...etc in the later part of the sentence?

THANKS in advance.

by **Hei** Sun Feb 03, 2008 5:22 am

Actually, I asked the same question long time back.
http://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/post5057.html

by **StaceyKoprince** Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:57 pm

Thanks for the assist, Hei (in linking to the old post discussing this topic)
:)