than

・"than"は、形容詞・副詞の比較級を伴って、｢～よりも｣という意味で使われる｡
・"than"の後には、目的格か文（比較の対象となる副詞節）が来る。
・"than"の後に"he"、"she"、"they"のような主格が主格が単独で置かれることはない。

［正］She is taller than him.
［誤］She is taller than he.
［正］She is as taller than he is.
［正］She runs faster than him.
［誤］She runs faster than he.
［正］She runs faster than he does.
［正］She ran faster than she could.
［誤］She ran faster than she can.

thanの関連項目

• ⇒ and, but, or, so
• ⇒ that - 接続詞
• ⇒ whenとwhile
• ⇒ because
• ⇒ as～as…
• ⇒ if
• ⇒ "if"と"whether"の使い分け
• ⇒ after／before
• ⇒ since／until
• ⇒ Immediately you begin to speak, he gives you his full attention.
• ⇒ Robert left whilst the show was still ongoing.