Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumSubject pronoun after than
Standard English Conventions practice question
My brother is taller than ____.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. I amCorrect
- B. me am
- C. I is
- D. myself am
Answer: A. I am
"than I am" completes the comparison with a subject and its verb.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. me am
- "me" is an object pronoun.
- C. I is
- "I is" does not agree.
- D. myself am
- "myself" is reflexive.
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