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by tgt.harvard » Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:03 pm
Tani Wolff - Kaplan wrote:
The difference between C and D lies in the meaning of "rather than" versus "instead of". "Instead of" implies that Columbus had to make a choice between accepting that the world was flat and sailing. "Rather than" is closer to the meaning that Columbus rejected a flat world and chose to sail.
Thanks Tani .....

Courtesy your reasoning, the option makes a lot of sense now :)


However, Just one more point that i am still perplexed about:-

In the correct option D,
Doesnt HAVING BEEN SENT make the sentence AWKWARD !!?!!

Could you please shed some light on this too.

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by tomada » Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:07 pm
Aside from the subtle difference between "instead of" and "rather than", is there also a split between 'C' and 'D' that is based on the usage of "accepting" vs. "accept", when taken in conjunction with "sailed"?
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by tgt.harvard » Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:16 pm
Aside from the subtle difference between "instead of" and "rather than", is there also a split between 'C' and 'D' that is based on the usage of "accepting" vs. "accept", when taken in conjunction with "sailed"?
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The parallelism dictates that "sailed" be used with "accept" ...... For "accepting", it should have been "sailing".
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