Which sentence is correct? 1. Donna is taller than I. 2. Donna is taller than me. No one at school is sure about this answer.
Donna is taller than I.
If you say it from your perspective you would say:
I am taller than Donna.
Not,
Me is taller than Donna.
er woops, i mean
I am shorter than Donna.
not, Me is shorter than Donna.
Good job, Anonymous...
"than I" is part of an adverb clause. What is left out is "am". And, you certainly would say, "me am" <G>
The correct sentence is "Donna is taller than me." When comparing two entities using the word "than," it is appropriate to use the object pronoun "me." In this case, "me" replaces the pronoun "I" in the comparative statement.
To understand this, you can break down the sentence structure:
1. Subject: Donna
2. Verb: is
3. Comparative adjective: taller
4. Object pronoun: me
When comparing someone's height, we use the object pronoun "me" rather than the subject pronoun "I." So, "Donna is taller than me" is the grammatically correct sentence.
Additionally, it is worth noting that using "I" in this context is a hypercorrection. While some may argue that "Donna is taller than I am" is technically correct because it completes the verb, it is more common and acceptable in modern usage to simply use the object pronoun "me."