Is " him" correct in the sentence " I solved the question more quickly than him" ? Very often, I see 'objective case' being used. Shouldn't there be the nominative case of pronoun (he) ?
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It is correct if what you mean is that the question was less befuddling than he is. – Hot Licks Dec 20 '16 at 13:13
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Both are possible depending on how the complement of the preposition "than" is analysed. If it seen as a reduced comparative clause with the pronoun as subject: “… more quickly than [he/him __ ]”, then both “him” (informal) and “he” (formal) are possible. But the pronoun could also be analysed not as a reduced clause but as an immediate complement of “than” in which case only objective case “me” is possible. – BillJ Dec 20 '16 at 14:54
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"More quickly" should probably be replaced by quicker. As for the pronoun at the end, these links might be useful :
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I can run faster than ______ (him or he)
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