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which one of these is right?
1. He is better than him.
2. He is better than he.
3. He is older than him by five years.
4. He is older than he by five years.
WHEN do you use he and him? I saw 3 and 4 in the dictionary and a grammar book. So which is right? And when do you use he and him?
1. He is better than him.
2. He is better than he.
3. He is older than him by five years.
4. He is older than he by five years.
WHEN do you use he and him? I saw 3 and 4 in the dictionary and a grammar book. So which is right? And when do you use he and him?
Top answer
I think 1 and 3 are right.
- I think 1 and 3 are right.
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This is a similar problem to "as well as him" or "as well as he".
In "She is older than he is", we consider "than" as a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, of which "he" is the subject.
If we remove "is", we can consider what remains in two ways:
a) as an abbreviated form, with "is" understood, so that "he" remains the correct form.
b) with "than" as a preposition f
In "She is older than he is", we consider "than" as a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, of which "he" is the subject.
If we remove "is", we can consider what remains in two ways:
a) as an abbreviated form, with "is" understood, so that "he" remains the correct form.
b) with "than" as a preposition f
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