RATHER THAN vs INSTEAD OF

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RATHER THAN vs INSTEAD OF

by vishalwin » Sun Nov 22, 2015 10:55 pm
Hi Instructors,

In GMAT, is there preference of RATHER THAN over INSTEAD OF ?
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by Abhishek009 » Mon Nov 23, 2015 6:26 am
vishalwin wrote:Hi Instructors,

In GMAT, is there preference of RATHER THAN over INSTEAD OF ?
There are actually the following points to consider while deciding between Rather than Vs Instead of -

1. Preference / Substitute

Rather than = Shows Preference
Instead of = Substitute X for Y

2. -Ing / Infinitives

Rather than = Used with Nouns/ Adjectives/ Infinitives
Instead of =Not usually followed by infinitives

3. Sentence Structure

Rather than+verb+verb/noun
Instead of + Noun Phrase

4. Preposition/Conjunction

Rather than = Used as a conjunction
Instead of = Used as a preposition

Hope this helps !!
Abhishek