ACT Preparation / Unit 3 ACT 0221 worked example, 60 to 90 seconds
Choosing the Case
The idea
Pronoun-case questions are answered in three steps. First, find the job the pronoun does: the subject of a verb, or the object of a verb or a preposition. Second, if the pronoun sits in a compound, remove the other part and test it alone. Third, after than or as, finish the comparison in your head: the words left out decide the case.
In practice
Worked example: "Between you and (I, me), the plan won't work." Between is a preposition, so the objective me. "Mia and (her, she) presented first." Alone, "she presented," so she. "My brother runs faster than (I, me)." Finished, "faster than I run," so I.
Where people slip
After than and as, a sentence can be correct both ways with different meanings. "He likes the dog more than me" means more than he likes me; "more than I" means more than I like the dog.
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