Need grammar Help

by **Shib** Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:54 am

I came accross a question which was like :

She is taller than me but she is not as pretty as me.

The correction proposed for this was : She is taller than me but she is not as pretty as I.

Shouldn't it be ideally : She is taller than I (am) but she is not as pretty as I (am).

Can you please explain this answer.

by **dbernst** Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:27 pm

Shib, for legal reasons we cannot comment on a problem unless its specific source is cited. Pleasee cite the problem source, and I/we would be glad to assist you in your quest for GMAT perfection!

by **Shib** Sun Jun 10, 2007 7:40 am

Dan,
Thanks again.The source is Crack-GMAT test series.

by **dbernst** Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:36 am

Shib,

Either you have copied the proposed correction incorrectly or "Crack"-GMAT is a literal description. Your correction - She is taller than I (am) but she is not as pretty as I (am) - is the correct one. She is taller than me is a pronoun case error.

-dan

The correction proposed for this was : She is taller than me but she is not as pretty as I.

Shouldn't it be ideally : She is taller than I (am) but she is not as pretty as I (am).

Can you please explain this answer.

by **Shib** Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:14 am

Got this from Crack-Gmat test series:

<<She can sing better than me but she isn't as pretty as I.>>

It says that the above sentence is correct.But shouldn't it be:

She can sing better than I (can) but she isn't as pretty as I.

by **dbernst** Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:27 am

Shib,

She can sing better than me but she isn't as pretty as I is incorrect. The correct pronoun case is She can sing better than I but she isn't as pretty as I

-dan

by **yamini** Sat Jun 16, 2007 12:32 pm

does it means 'me' should not be used in comparisons?

by **StaceyKoprince** Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:44 pm

Not necessarily. Just not in this example.

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me can not be used in comparison?