Can anyone please expalin me when to use insteead of and when to use rather than ??


In metalwork one advantage of adhesive-bonding over spot-welding is that
the contact, and hence the bonding, is effected continuously over a broad surface instead of a series of regularly spaced points with no bonding in between.
(A) instead of
(B) as opposed to
(C) in contrast with
(D) rather than at
(E) as against being at