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Pronouns After Than or As

Pronouns After Than or As. You have to fill in the omitted words (to yourself) to determine whether to use a pronoun in the nominative case or in the objective case.The movie scared her more than [it scared] me.The movie scared her more than I [scared her].You must be careful. Changing the pronou

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Pronouns After Than or As

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    1. Pronouns After Than or As Than and as are used to make comparisons. They are conjunctions � they join 2 clauses. Part of the second clause is often omitted (understood). Henry is taller than he [is]. This class bores me more than [it bores] her.

    2. Pronouns After Than or As You have to fill in the omitted words (to yourself) to determine whether to use a pronoun in the nominative case or in the objective case. The movie scared her more than [it scared] me. The movie scared her more than I [scared her]. You must be careful. Changing the pronoun�s case can change the whole meaning of the sentence.

    3. Pronouns After Than or As If you use a pronoun in the nominative case for the second clause, it will be the subject of the second clause. You will have to fill in the �missing� verb (and DO/SC). The movie scared her more than I [scared her]. If you use a pronoun in the objective case for the second clause, it will be the direct object of the second clause. You will have to fill in the �missing� subject and verb. The movie scared her more than [it scared] me.

    4. Pronouns After Than or As Diagramming: The movie scared her more than me. Place the conjunction on a dashed line joining the clauses. Fill in the �missing� words in brackets in the second clause.

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