Re: better than she/her...
1- 'Her' is much more common, but many purists would prefer 'she' because it's after a conjunction. If you find 'she' strange, you could use 'than she is'.
2- :tick:
:-)
Re: better than she/her...
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Originally Posted by tdol
1- 'Her' is much more common, but many purists would prefer 'she' because it's after a conjunction. If you find 'she' strange, you could use 'than she is'.
2- :tick:
:-)
Thanks. Anyway, the problem with being an EFL teacher is that you are supposed to learn all the grammar rules, but apply them selectively. I find it hard to be consistent (and teach the students consistency) because there's always a gap between what's right (or 'pure' or 'purist') and what's common.
Re: better than she/her...
I think that taking a purist view will lead students to confusion when they come across the realities of native usage. I have a colleague in the States who told me that one of his colleagues teaches 'It is I' as the correct form. I understand the argument about copular verbs not taking objects, but does anyone really use it? Where there are alternatives, like if I was/if I were, there's always the formal cop-out- you can say that form x is preferred in formal language. ;-)
Re: better than she/her...
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Originally Posted by tdol
I think that taking a purist view will lead students to confusion when they come across the realities of native usage. I have a colleague in the States who told me that one of his colleagues teaches 'It is I' as the correct form. I understand the argument about copular verbs not taking objects, but does anyone really use it? Where there are alternatives, like if I was/if I were, there's always the formal cop-out- you can say that form x is preferred in formal language. ;-)
Yes, I do say that all the time, and the students just grunt and complain. :roll:
Re: better than she/her...