better than I/mine/me

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

Which is correct?

  1. Your handwriting is better than that of mine.
  2. Your handwriting is better than that of I.
  3. Your handwriting is better than that of me.
    4 Your handwriting is better than mine.

a better sentence would be " Your handwriting is better than my handwriting"?
still what would be correct out of above four?

2

#4, and only # 4.

3

I’m with 4 only, too. Apart from the inaccuracy of 1,2 and 3, you can’t have ‘I’ after a preposition.

Alan

4

Thanks.

5

Hi Alan and Barb,
Could you please explain why #1 is wrong?

Many thanks,
Nessie.

6

Hi Nessie,

The main reason is that some of the language in the sentence is unnecessary. A comparison is made between your handwriting and my handwriting. The easiest way to express this is to say: Your handwriting is better than mine. 'That of ’ is not needed.

Alan

7

By the way, among “You know English better than ME”, “You know English better than I do” and “You know English better than I”, which one is correct?

Thanks a lot.