Can some one explain when to use Instead of vs Rather than.
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Instead of vs Rather than
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Night reader
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Both introduce alternatives, illustrate comparisonshrkrishna wrote:Can some one explain when to use Instead of vs Rather than.
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instead of + noun or noun phrase
e.g. I chose LSAT Reasoning Bible instead of CR Bible for mastering the Verbal's content rules.
rather than + sub-clause
e.g. I keep doing Math these days rather than stone-breaking my brain with GMAT's Verbal content.
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Just to add to what Night reader has commented, 'instead of' is a preposition and introduces phrases, whereas 'rather than' is a conjunction used to introduce sub-ordinate clauses.Night reader wrote:Both introduce alternatives, illustrate comparisonshrkrishna wrote:Can some one explain when to use Instead of vs Rather than.
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Hr
instead of + noun or noun phrase
e.g. I chose LSAT Reasoning Bible instead of CR Bible for mastering the Verbal's content rules.
rather than + sub-clause
e.g. I keep doing Math these days rather than stone-breaking my brain with GMAT's Verbal content.
Rachvik
