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03 Jul 2021, 22:20
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Can anyone guide me over me the usage of "Instead of" and "Rather Than". When both are used wrt parallelism and how both are different.
Gagan
Can anyone guide me over me the usage of "Instead of" and "Rather Than". When both are used wrt parallelism and how both are different.
Gagan
04 Jul 2021, 01:02
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Technically, instead of is a compound preposition. Only a noun(or a noun equivalent such as a pronoun, noun clause) is allowed to follow a preposition or a compound preposition(such as despite of or because of).
Rather than, on the other hand is a Subordinating Conjunction. You may have a noun, adjective, or preposition phrase as well. And it depends on parallelism; i.e what you have on the right hand side of rather than.
Here are the examples:
I always picture myself driving a bugatti chiron instead of a mercedes maybach.--> Correct
I always picture myself driving a bugatti chiron rather thana mercedes maybach.--> Correct
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I wish this transmission were manual, rather than automatic.--> Correct.
I wish this transmission were manual, instead of automatic.--> Incorrect.
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To identify the Main Point, it's best to read the RC passages quickly rather than with precise attention to the details.--> Correct.
To identify the Main Point, it's best to read the RC passages quickly instead of with precise attention to the details.--> Incorrect.
Rather than, on the other hand is a Subordinating Conjunction. You may have a noun, adjective, or preposition phrase as well. And it depends on parallelism; i.e what you have on the right hand side of rather than.
Here are the examples:
I always picture myself driving a bugatti chiron instead of a mercedes maybach.--> Correct
I always picture myself driving a bugatti chiron rather thana mercedes maybach.--> Correct
_____________________________________
I wish this transmission were manual, rather than automatic.--> Correct.
I wish this transmission were manual, instead of automatic.--> Incorrect.
_________________
To identify the Main Point, it's best to read the RC passages quickly rather than with precise attention to the details.--> Correct.
To identify the Main Point, it's best to read the RC passages quickly instead of with precise attention to the details.--> Incorrect.
05 Jul 2021, 04:33
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Hi Gagan,
Rather than shows comparative preference for the first item over the second one. Grammatically, rather than is more flexible than instead of and can be followed by verbs, adjectives, prepositional phrase, infinitive phrase, or even nouns/gerunds.
Example:
Jemina enjoys swimming rather than shopping.
- rather than comparing two gerunds.
Henry preferred to go to the pool rather than to the gym.
- rather than comparing two prepositional phrases.
Michael opted to study rather than to play.
- rather than comparing two infinitives.
Instead of means in place of someone or something. Grammatically, instead of acts as a preposition (not difficult to understand, since instead of ends in a preposition of). Hence, as is the characteristic of all prepositions, instead of is always followed by a Noun/Gerunds (Gerunds are noun forms of the verb).
Example:
Samuel bought a laptop instead of a desktop.
- instead of followed by a noun (desktop)
p.s. Our book EducationAisle Sentence Correction Nirvana discusses differences between "instead of" and "rather than", their application and examples in significant detail. If you or someone is interested, PM me your email-id; I can mail the corresponding section.
Rather than shows comparative preference for the first item over the second one. Grammatically, rather than is more flexible than instead of and can be followed by verbs, adjectives, prepositional phrase, infinitive phrase, or even nouns/gerunds.
Example:
Jemina enjoys swimming rather than shopping.
- rather than comparing two gerunds.
Henry preferred to go to the pool rather than to the gym.
- rather than comparing two prepositional phrases.
Michael opted to study rather than to play.
- rather than comparing two infinitives.
Instead of means in place of someone or something. Grammatically, instead of acts as a preposition (not difficult to understand, since instead of ends in a preposition of). Hence, as is the characteristic of all prepositions, instead of is always followed by a Noun/Gerunds (Gerunds are noun forms of the verb).
Example:
Samuel bought a laptop instead of a desktop.
- instead of followed by a noun (desktop)
p.s. Our book EducationAisle Sentence Correction Nirvana discusses differences between "instead of" and "rather than", their application and examples in significant detail. If you or someone is interested, PM me your email-id; I can mail the corresponding section.
