I am younger than HE.
or
I am younger than HIM.
2007-07-30 02:02:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
"I am younger than he" is grammatically correct, since you are comparing two statements, "I am younger than he is young."
However, usage tends to determine what is acceptable and the objective case "him" is most often used after "than" these days, and so has become acceptable in commom speech.
I would suggest using the nominative "he" in formal writing, however.
2007-07-30 02:06:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
"I am younger than he." is correct because you are actually combining two sentences.
I am younger + he is
You are also using verbs of being "am" and the hidden "is". When you use these verbs, the subjects and objects have to match I and he are both first person. "Him" is possessive. You couldn't use that in this sentence.
2007-07-30 02:11:41 · answer #2 · answered by sonofstar 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am younger than he.
There is a silent "is" at the end of the sentence that we no longer say or write all the time.
"He" is called the nominative case, meaning it is the subject of the sentence: HE gave a toy. or HE is tall.
"Him" is called the objective case, meaning it is the object of the sentence: He gave a toy TO HIM. ("Him" gets the action, doesn't do the action).
The website below is pretty decent for more detailed info.
2007-07-30 02:16:39 · answer #3 · answered by gateach 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am younger than he of course. When correct sentence structure seems or sounds awkward, simply revise the sentence. He is older than me.
2007-07-30 02:13:53 · answer #4 · answered by jamoca 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Either you'll say "I am younger than him"
or "I am younger than he is"
=)
Edit:
For the above answer, revised, it should be "He is younger than I" not "He is younger than me" therefore it's wrong... The right sentence would be "He is younger than i am" in this case which revised is "I am younger than he is" so we come to the same point again...
2007-07-30 02:15:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I am younger than him is correct.
2007-07-30 02:10:18 · answer #6 · answered by Friend007 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am younger than he is.
2007-07-30 02:10:30 · answer #7 · answered by coyiesworld 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"I am younger than he."
Use the nominative pronoun case following comparisons.
2007-07-30 02:08:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am younger than HIM.
2007-07-30 02:06:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Either one is fine.
You can assume an ellipted "is" and say that you're comparing how young I am to how young he is, or you can consider "than" a preposition which requires the object form, "him".
2007-07-30 02:47:13 · answer #10 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋