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ISB Somehow Anyhow · 06-10-2008, 12:33 PM

Please provide your comments on grammatical correctness of this sentence:

"You are more interesting than she"

Tell me if this is grammatically correct or not? Please support your answer with a reasoning.

Thanks in advance.

CACERJ01 · 06-11-2008, 04:40 PM

Hi ISB,

I think that the correct sentence will be "You are more interesting than her" if you want to use only 6 words. In this case, you have to use her instead of she, because the sentence needs an Object Pronoun.

On the other hand, I think it is also correct "You are more interesting than she is". In this case, you have to use the Verb to Be because you are comparing and have to respect parallelism.

I hope this helps you.
Cheers.

ISB Somehow Anyhow · 06-13-2008, 10:04 AM

Hi CACERJ01,

Thanks for your post.

I completely agree with your comments. However, this sentence is given as an example in the Manhattan SC Guide (2003 Edition) - refer page 90, and it does not list any of the two forms specified by you.

I read a tip, which was mentioned in Princeton Verbal Review (on page 201), which was - "when comparing pronouns, make sure that pronouns are in the same form as the noun" and then it provides following sentence as an example:

"He is taller than I" - I know this sentence sounds correct but I am trying to understand how does this sentence adhere to logic stated in the sentence? As 'He' and 'I' are both pronouns, how does this example follow the rule mentioned in the highlighted sentence? Where is the noun and how is the pronoun form decided for this example?

Please let me know in case you have any thoughts on this?

Thanks again for your post.

CACERJ01 · 06-13-2008, 03:34 PM

Hi ISB,

Thanks for your input and the references. I will review this topic before reply again. I was absolutely sure but this examples confused me a little bit.

Cheers.

CACERJ01 · 06-15-2008, 10:30 PM

Hi ISB,

I was reviewing my Grammar Notes. According to them, you have to use a Subject Pronoun after "Than", "That" or "As". So, my original post was wrong. It is correct to write "You are more interesting than she" because the Verb To Be is understood without be written

This weekend appear a Thread related to his topic. Take a look on the explanation given by 800Bob:
http://www.urch.com/forums/gmat-sent...than-he-2.html ("than him" or "than he")

I hope this helps you

Cheers.

ISB Somehow Anyhow · 06-16-2008, 03:16 PM

Hi CACERJ01,

This is really helpful.

Thanks for the link.

Cheers.

arastogicr · 06-27-2008, 02:19 AM

It is a shortened version of "You are more interesting than she is".

So it is correct.

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06-11-2008, 04:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
CACERJ01 Banned Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lima, Peru Posts: 127	Hi ISB, I think that the correct sentence will be "You are more interesting than her" if you want to use only 6 words. In this case, you have to use her instead of she, because the sentence needs an Object Pronoun. On the other hand, I think it is also correct "You are more interesting than she is". In this case, you have to use the Verb to Be because you are comparing and have to respect parallelism. I hope this helps you. Cheers.

06-13-2008, 10:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
ISB Somehow Anyhow Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 16	Hi CACERJ01, Thanks for your post. I completely agree with your comments. However, this sentence is given as an example in the Manhattan SC Guide (2003 Edition) - refer page 90, and it does not list any of the two forms specified by you. I read a tip, which was mentioned in Princeton Verbal Review (on page 201), which was - "when comparing pronouns, make sure that pronouns are in the same form as the noun" and then it provides following sentence as an example: "He is taller than I" - I know this sentence sounds correct but I am trying to understand how does this sentence adhere to logic stated in the sentence? As 'He' and 'I' are both pronouns, how does this example follow the rule mentioned in the highlighted sentence? Where is the noun and how is the pronoun form decided for this example? Please let me know in case you have any thoughts on this? Thanks again for your post.

06-13-2008, 03:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
CACERJ01 Banned Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lima, Peru Posts: 127	Hi ISB, Thanks for your input and the references. I will review this topic before reply again. I was absolutely sure but this examples confused me a little bit. Cheers.

06-15-2008, 10:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
CACERJ01 Banned Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lima, Peru Posts: 127	Hi ISB, I was reviewing my Grammar Notes. According to them, you have to use a Subject Pronoun after "Than", "That" or "As". So, my original post was wrong. It is correct to write "You are more interesting than she" because the Verb To Be is understood without be written This weekend appear a Thread related to his topic. Take a look on the explanation given by 800Bob: http://www.urch.com/forums/gmat-sent...than-he-2.html ("than him" or "than he") I hope this helps you Cheers.

06-16-2008, 03:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
ISB Somehow Anyhow Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 16	Hi CACERJ01, This is really helpful. Thanks for the link. Cheers.

06-27-2008, 02:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
arastogicr Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8	It is a shortened version of "You are more interesting than she is". So it is correct.

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