Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
The juniors practised for the debate much longer than ________ did, and they won the trophy.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → we
Complete sentence: The juniors practised for the debate much longer than we did, and they won the trophy. Here the verb “did” follows the blank. The full idea is “longer than we practised”.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) us | the object form; it receives the action and cannot be the subject of a verb | The coach called us to the ground at six. |
| (2) ourselves | used when “we” is already the subject and the action goes back to us | We cooked dinner ourselves last night. |
| (3) we (answer) | when a verb follows the pronoun after “than”, the pronoun is the subject of that verb, so it takes the subject form | They reached the ground earlier than we did. |
| (4) our | means belonging to us, and a noun must follow it | Our school bus comes at seven. |