Pronouns After As And Than | Grammar Worksheet

Personal pronouns have subject and object forms. Subject forms are used when the pronoun is the subject of the verb. Similarly object forms are used when the pronoun is the object of the verb.

Subject forms – I, we, she, he, you, they, it

Object forms – me, us, her, him, you, their, it

After as and than, object forms are now preferred. Earlier, teachers used to insist that these words should be followed by subject pronouns. It is no longer considered necessary or appropriate and people are more likely to use object pronouns after as and than. The subject forms are also possible. In this case, they are followed by a verb.

Compare:

• She is older than me.
• She is older than I am. (NOT She is older than I.)

Worksheet

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.

1. We are as rich as ………………….. are. (they / them)
2. She doesn’t earn as much as ……………….. do. (I / me)
3. I love you more than …………………… (he / him)
4. I love you more than ………………….. does. (she / her)
5. He can run faster than ………………….. (I / me)
6. She is not as popular as ………………… (he / him)
7. They are not as poor as ………………….. (we / us)
8. I work harder than ………………….. (she / her)
9. She can sing better than …………………. (he / him)
10. I cannot run as fast as ………………… can. (he / him)

Answers

1. they, 2. I, 3. him, 4. she, 5. me, 6. him, 7. us, 8. her, 9. him, 10. he