He was a sublimer poet than—. 28.  Was it—­that you saw? 29.  How can you thus address me,—­, who am your friend? 30.  Let you and—­go for berries alone, if he will not go with us. 31.  There is no one here but you and—. 32.  Is it—­you wish to see? 33.  He said that you and—­might ao. 34.  Oh, no; it couldn’t have been—. 35.  Harry left word for you and—­to come to his room. 36.  Other girls have books as well as—. 37.  Its being—­should make no difference. 38.  Young Macdonald and—­went to New York last Thursday. 39.  She knew it to be—­by my gait.

[50] In sentences like this the correct form will become evident if the speaker mentally completes the sentence thus:  He is taller than—­am. The greater part of the clause after “than” or “as” is generally omitted.

II.

We, us, ourselves. 1.  Our friends and—­are going out to-night. 2.  He has come to take our friends and—­driving. 3.  They are wiser than—­, since they are older. 4.  They will lose more than—­by the failure of the bank. 5.  The Germans are better plodders than—. 6.  It may have been—­who (whom) you saw. 7.—­boys are having a fine time. 8.  Have you seen the picture of—­three girls in a boat, taken by Mr. B.? 9.  There are five hundred miles between father and—. 10.  They know that as well as—. 11.  They don’t succeed any better than—. 12.  They as well as—­were disappointed. 13. —­ought not to get angry when others criticise—­for faults
    which—­freely acknowledge.
14.  “It is not fit for such as —­
     To sit with rulers of the land.”

III.

Thou, thee, thyself. 1.  I will not learn my duty from such as ——. 2.  If they rob only such as ——­, I hold them right honest folk. 3.  Love ——­ last. 4.  “The nations not so blest as ——­
    Must in their turn to tyrants fall.”
5.  “Wife, dost ——­ know that all the world seems queer except ——­ and
   me; and sometimes I think even ——­ art a little queer?”
6.  “Hail to ——­, blithe spirit;
    Bird ——­ never wert.”

IV.

He, him, himself. 1.  There is a difference between an employer and—­who (whom) he employs. 2.  John ——­ wrote that letter. 3.  You are nearly as tall as ——. 4.  All wore dress suits except Charles and—. 5.  I know that it was ——. 6.  I knew it to be ——. 7. ——­ being young, they tried to deceive him. 8.  It was either ——­ or his brother that called. 9.  What were you and ——­ talking about? 10.  I can run as fast as ——. 11. ——­ who had always protected her, she now saw dead at her feet. 12. ——­ and his father are in business together. 13.  She is as good as ——. 14.  I should never have imagined it to be ——. 15.  Boys like you and ——­ are expected to do what is right without being
    told.
16.  Yes, I told them what you said, ——­ among the rest. 17.  I did as well as ——. 18.  It was Joseph, ——­ whom Pharaoh made prime-minister. 19.  Let ——­ who made thee answer that. 20.  Whom can I trust, if not ——?