better reflexes than I do / me /mine

[herbivorie]

I saw a YouTube video in which dogs are surfing.

1. These dogs have better reflexes than I do.
2. These dogs have better reflexes than me.
3. These dogs have better reflexes than mine.

Which is correct? (I guess 1 or 2 is.)

 

[Matthew Wai]

The following page may be helpful to you. http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/than_I_me_than_he_him.htm
According to it, 1 and 2 are correct.

Not a teacher.

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

3. could be understood as, 'These dogs have better reflexes than my dog (or dogs).'

 

[Barb_D]

I am not a teacher.

3. could be understood as, 'These dogs have better reflexes than my dog (or dogs).'

Good catch.
I was assuming it was just the wrong way to say "These dogs' reflexes are better than mine" (mine=my reflexes)
It's perfectly correct if you are comparing the reflexes of these dogs to your dogs.

 

[herbivorie]

Roman55 and Barb_D, which would you use, 1 or 2?

 

[emsr2d2]

Surprisingly, no-one has yet suggested "These dogs have better reflexes than I".

I would use either "... than I do" or "... than me".

 

[MikeNewYork]

I will suggest "than I". It is grammatically correct.

 

[emsr2d2]

Ahh, I lost my bet with myself. I had come up with the two users most likely to suggest "than I". I had picked the other one but Mike, you beat him/her to it! :-D

 

[Roman55]

I would use either "... than I do" or "... than me".

I am not a teacher.

So would I.

I think the reasoning found by following Matthew's link sums it up pretty well.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I think it is a reasonable compromise and it is grammatically correct.

 

[bhaisahab]

What about "than I have"?