jonnysunn Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Hi, besides adjective parallelism, would you choose "than he" or "than him": The man was always aware, sometimes proudly and sometimes resentfully, that he was a small-town Midwesterner who was thrust into a world that was dominated by wealthier, better-educated. and more polished people than him. who was thrust into a world that was dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and more polished people than him who had been thrust into a world dominated by more wealthy, educated, and polished people than him who had been thrust into a world dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and people more polished than he was thrust into a world dominated by more wealthy, educated, and polished people than him thrust into a world dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and more polished people than he thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celesking Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I'd go with "than him" or "than he was" format. I don't see anything wrong with A. B and C use the 'had been', which is not neccessary. D has 'more wealthy' -- incorrect; and D use 'than he' (should probably use 'than he was') Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghago Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Imho E. "...........than he (was.) was is assumed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbawannabe Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 They are better than I. Yup E. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmatguru Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 was is optional. IMO E too. in choosing between him and he.. ask the question .. who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akshbald2 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 chk this Than me or than I?; than him or than he?; etc, etc - WordReference Forums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manasdas Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 D is the answer.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgupta Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I will go with B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borntorun Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 The man was always aware, sometimes proudly and sometimes resentfully, that he was a small-town Midwesterner who was thrust into a world that was dominated by wealthier, better-educated. and more polished people than him. who was thrust into a world that was dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and more polished people than him who had been thrust into a world dominated by more wealthy, educated, and polished people than him who had been thrust into a world dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and people more polished than he was thrust into a world dominated by more wealthy, educated, and polished people than him --pronoun in objective case is required, correct thrust into a world dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and more polished people than he Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandro Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 i go with E oa pls? he is taller than I or he is taller than me? i think no perfect is needed here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vs8980 Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 it should be he - because to preserve parallelism it should be the subject form(HE) not the object form(him). Was is obviously understood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandro Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 oa pls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akshbald2 Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 I think these sentences should make things clear.. 1) Alex is taller than I(am)....when subjects are compared, we use subjective case. 2) Alex loves Julia more than me (alex loves julia more than he loves me). objects are compared so objective case pronouns 3) Alex loves Julia more than I (more than I love Julia).. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnie Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 i go with as in such cases the was is assumed i.e optional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somajoshi Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 IMO D how about this sentence - 'They are taller than he' - awkward correct - 'They are taller than him' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
800Bob Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 'They are taller than he' - very awkward Maybe it's not what most people would say, but it's neither awkward not wrong. correct - 'They are taller than him' No. This is grammatically incorrect. Many people seem to think that "than" is a preposition and therefore takes the object pronouns. In fact, "than" is a conjunction and the case of the pronoun depends on the context. He likes football more than her. This sentence means that he likes football more than he likes her. He likes football more than she. This sentence means that he likes football more than she likes football. If the pronoun is being compared with a subject, the subject pronoun is required. My brother is taller than I. My sister is taller than he. She is taller than we. These sentences may sound wrong to the uneducated, but they are grammatically correct. Fortunately for many, this issue is not tested in GMAT Sentence Correction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somajoshi Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Thanks for the explanation...I was wrong n I got the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playboy Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 I also preferred E over D. was is assumed and not needed explicitely. I don't think A, B, or C are correct as each of them uses who without comma before who. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makumajon Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Strongly E. Tense and comparison compliance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mail2sarkar Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 OA please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen09 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Yes Agree .. such Qs become clearer on supplying the missing verb. Is this concept tested in GMAT. I read somewhere that it is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogesh_kkk Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 just answer Who was aware? ..... he was aware. we need he not him Between 3 and 5 i will go with 5 because had been is not correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 its E than he is correct as it is subject comparision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suhani Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 The man was always aware, sometimes proudly and sometimes resentfully, that he was a small-town Midwesterner who was thrust into a world that was dominated by wealthier, better-educated. and more polished people than him. who was thrust into a world that was dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and more polished people than him -correct as it correctly uses him than he.To decide between he &him.Here the sentence is in passive voice was dominted by ...........so we frame a question as was dominted by whom ??????? Hence the object case & hence it should be him. who had been thrust into a world dominated by more wealthy, educated, and polished people than him-past perfect is not requirred here who had been thrust into a world dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and people more polished than he was-past perfect as well as he is incorrectly used thrust into a world dominated by more wealthy, educated, and polished people than him-more wealthy is wrong to use thrust into a world dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and more polished people than he-he is wrongly used here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogesh_kkk Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 good post bob :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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