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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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'younger then she' or 'younger than her'

Hi! Is there a rule which says that in comperatives you put pronouns in the nominative form?Thanx
  

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The short answer to your question is "yes". The test for subject or object pronouns is simple: Does the sentence make sense using the full verb form? If so, then the pronoun is nominative.

— Anonymous

  • The short answer to your question is "yes".
  • The test for subject or object pronouns is simple: Does the sentence make sense using the full verb form?
  • If so, then the pronoun is nominative.
  • In your example what you really mean is "younger than she IS " - so, of course, you must use "she" (you can't say "younger than her is" Hope this is clear.
  • Simon Stanley
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The short answer to your question is "yes".

The test for subject or object pronouns is simple: Does the sentence make sense using the full verb form? If so, then the pronoun is nominative. In your example what you really mean is "younger than she IS" - so, of course, you must use "she" (you can't say "younger than her is"

Hope this is clear.

Simon Stanley
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The short answer is No. 'She' is more formal than 'her'. 'I am younger than her' is an extremely common, fully acceptable utterance.
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Her cousin is younger than her.

Or Her cousin is younger than she.

Which is correct?

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