be "She is older than I."?
Thanks,
2007-02-16 12:56:30 · 13 answers · asked by artlover_65 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It is not me...You need to think of the sentence of if it was written as "She is older than (blank) am." Me in this case would make it "She is older than me am." Which is incorrect. It should be "She is older than I," as when inserted into the test sentence turns out to be "She is older than I am." This sentence makes sense and also tells you that your original sentence should use "I", not "Me".
2007-02-16 13:03:36 · answer #1 · answered by panther907 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No the correct way of saying it is "She is older then me."
2007-02-16 13:05:47 · answer #2 · answered by Irish Girl 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She is older than I. Just like the other question: What's wrong with this sentence : he is superior than me: My answer was, He is more superior than I. Me functions as the direct object of the verb. Wiki explains it.
2007-02-16 22:31:28 · answer #3 · answered by Makisig 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"She is older than I" is correct. When you have this kind of question, try putting a verb after the pronoun, e.g. "She is older than I am" or "She is older than he is" or She is older than they are." You would never say, "She is older than me am" because me is not a nominative pronoun.
2007-02-16 13:05:50 · answer #4 · answered by Lillian L 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The correct word is "I." The understood verb in the sentence is "am," as in "She is older than I am."
However, common usage says oh what the hell, just use "me."
2007-02-16 13:05:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
"I" is the subject form, and "me" is the object form of the pronoun.
"Than me" is a prepositional phrase, with "me" being the object of the preposition, so therefore the object form of the pronoun is correct.
If you can't remember the rule, substitute another set of subject/object pronouns. For instance, "She is older than we/ She is older than us." US is correct (object form), so therefore ME is correct.
2007-02-16 13:13:24 · answer #6 · answered by poolgirl1970 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She is older than me. And I hope you never say that if she is your date!!! Lol
2007-02-16 13:06:04 · answer #7 · answered by MadforMAC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can be...
"She is older than me."
or
"She is older than I am."
It's never "She is older than I."
2007-02-16 13:59:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both doesn't sound right.
I prefer saying "She is older than I am."
It's definitely correct.
2007-02-16 13:04:12 · answer #9 · answered by FSC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try,''She is older than I am.'' GOOD LUCK!
2007-02-16 13:26:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋