Rather than makes D and E likely choices. The "to" in E makes E my choice.

The problem is not the parallelism here. The correct use is to allow; therefore, we are only down to answer choice A and E.
E is better than A because E used rather than.
In GMAT, almost always favored rather than, not instead of.

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Rather Than Vs Instead of: Rather than is always preferred over instead of. Rather than is used with intangible choices and instead of is used with tangible choices. For example I would rather sleep with Ana, than with Jennifer BUT I would like to get a doughnut instead of coffee. Also when one thing is preferred over another, rather than is used and when on thing is replaced in place of another thing, instead of is used.

CB

Judge Bonham denied a motion to allow members of the jury to go home at the end of each day instead of to confine them to a hotel.
(A) to allow members of the jury to go home at the end of each day instead of to confine them to
(B) that would have allowed members of the jury to go home at the end of each day instead of confined to
(C) under which members of the jury are allowed to go home at the end of each day instead of confining them in
(D) that would allow members of the jury to go home at the end of each day rather than confinement in
(E) to allow members of the jury to go home at the end of each day rather than be confined to

I chose to eat meat instead of fish.
I chose to eat meat rather than fish.

Instead of meat, I ate fish.

please explain construction and correct use, Above are the examples of such use.

E. Same reason as above - 'rather than' is preferable when comparing verbs

it is a case of 'rather than' vs 'instead of'
in gmat , "rather than" used to compare clauses(actions,verbs), "instead of" used to compare nouns

this leaves us option D and E.
in D comparison is wrong to go home rather than confinement in

E solves the error in D

motion is not subjunctive so that in B and D wrong, under in C is wrong, motion to is correct

186. Judge Bonham denied a motion to allow members of the jury to go home at the end of each day instead of
to confine them to a hotel.
(A) to allow members of the jury to go home at the end of each day instead of to confine them to

I think this suggests that the members of the jury confine themselves to a hotel, a fact that does not make any sense
notice that the parallelism is between go and confine so the sentence reads

members of the jury to go home at the end of each day instead of [members of the jury] to confine them to a hotel

(B) that would have allowed members of the jury to go home at the end of each day instead of confined to

I think you need passive voice here in confined to suggest that the members are confined. The sentence reads

a motion that would have allowed members of the jury to confined to ...

(C) under which members of the jury are allowed to go home at the end of each day instead of confining
them in

I'm not sure whether confine in is idiomatic. anyway to go home is not parallel to confining

(D) that would allow members of the jury to go home at the end of each day rather than confinement in

note parallel structures to go home rather confinement

(E) to allow members of the jury to go home at the end of each day rather than be confined to

This answer choice maintains parallelism and properly uses passive voice so that the members are confined to a hotel.

Judge Bonham denied a motion to allow members of the jury to go home at the end of each day instead of
to confine them to a hotel.
(A) to allow members of the jury to go home at the end of each day instead of to confine them to
(B) that would have allowed members of the jury to go home at the end of each day instead of confined to
(C) under which members of the jury are allowed to go home at the end of each day instead of confining
them in
(D) that would allow members of the jury to go home at the end of each day rather than confinement in
(E) to allow members of the jury to go home at the end of each day rather than be confined to


detailed explanation please