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V99-22 [#permalink] New post   16 Sep 2014, 02:30
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Choose the sentence with properly used idiom (emphasized with boldface). Please note that a wrong answer choice may be grammatically correct.

A. The astronauts would probably best use their remaining time living and working on Mars instead of dying at home.
B. The astronauts would probably best use their remaining time living and working on Mars rather dying at home.
C. The astronauts would probably best use their remaining time living and working on Mars rather than dying at home.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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Choose the sentence with properly used idiom (emphasized with boldface). Please note that a wrong answer choice may be grammatically correct.

A. The astronauts would probably best use their remaining time living and working on Mars instead of dying at home.
B. The astronauts would probably best use their remaining time living and working on Mars rather dying at home.
C. The astronauts would probably best use their remaining time living and working on Mars rather than dying at home.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above



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Re: V99-22 [#permalink] New post   26 Dec 2014, 15:31
Hey Bunnuel, can you please explain why instead of is not correct?
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Re: V99-22 [#permalink] New post   11 Mar 2015, 06:06
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Here C is correct.
Rather than compare two clauses
and,instead of compare two nouns.

Hope this helps :) :)
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Re: V99-22 [#permalink] New post   16 Jan 2016, 09:38
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The "of" in "instead of" is a preposition, and the object of a preposition must be a noun.

So you CAN say:
I want chocolate ice cream instead of vanilla today.

In contrast, "rather than" can compare nouns or verbs, so it's just more likely to be correct.
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Re: V99-22 [#permalink] New post   14 Sep 2016, 11:37
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Rather than > Instead of : Preference in GMAT
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Re: V99-22 [#permalink] New post   29 Nov 2016, 09:57
jarvis910712 wrote:
The "of" in "instead of" is a preposition, and the object of a preposition must be a noun.

So you CAN say:
I want chocolate ice cream instead of vanilla today.

In contrast, "rather than" can compare nouns or verbs, so it's just more likely to be correct.



Good explaination
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Re: V99-22 [#permalink] New post   12 Jul 2017, 11:05
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According to me, both A and B are correct. 'dying' is a gerund here and not a noun. verb-ing by itself are not verbs.

Instead of takes noun after 'of' because of the preposition 'of'. Correct .

Rather than can take both nouns, verbs, or clauses. Correct.
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Re: V99-22 [#permalink] New post   28 Jul 2019, 19:22
Parallelism: Signal phrase is rather than. -ing, -ing, rather than -ing. Please refer to Manhattan SC book.
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Re: V99-22 [#permalink] New post   21 Aug 2020, 00:17
I walk rather than run
I walk instead of running

I eat apples rather than oranges

I eat apples instead of oranges

I walk quickly instead of quietly

I walk quickly rather than quietly
I don't really think there's much of a difference, except perhaps rather than implies preference whereas instead of implies substitution. But that might be nitpicking. And it doesn't seem to apply when using it to coordinate adverbs (last pair).

Also, there's a slight difference in the verb forms in the first pair, but there's not really a difference in meaning there.

https://english.stackexchange.com/quest ... instead-of
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Re V99-22 [#permalink] New post   12 Aug 2023, 14:09
I think this is a high-quality question and I agree with explanation.
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