"I would rather pay for my schooling myself than borrow for it."

The first sentence is correct.

Why the second sentence is incorrect?

Mickey Mouse 8241

Why the second sentence is incorrect?

Why is the second sentence incorrect?

I would rather pay for schooling myself than I borrow for it. (The second "I" is unnecessary.)

Edit: I would rather pay for my schooling myself than I borrow for it. (The second "I" is unnecessary.)

Note: I am still unable to edit my post on my mobile. Hence the duplicate post.

The underlying sentence structure is this.

I would rather pay. . . than borrow . . .

pay and borrow are both base forms of the verb.

"I" is unnecessary or incorrect? There is much difference between these two concept.

Clive The underlying sentence structure is this.

So, is the following sentence ungrammatical?

"I would rather pay for my schooling myself than I borrow for it."

Yes, it's ungrammatical.

Mickey Mouse 8241Why is the second sentence is incorrect?

As Clive said in his first reply, the scope of the comparison does not include the "I would" at the beginning.

I would [rather pay ... than borrow ...]

I think you're trying to make it like this, which is not the corr

I think that structure work like:

This car is more expensive than the last year's car was.

Or

I am older that you are.

I just wanted to use 'clause' after 'than'.