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Grammarian-bot Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Is it grammatically correct?
What kind of economic recovery is it when the purchasing power of wages falls instead of rises (or rising)?
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yes
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Prepositions take the gerund.
... falls instead of rising.
Yet, instead of can be interpreted as a conjunction, so we might have
... falls instead of rises. (= falls rather than rises)
Compare: falls and rises; falls or rises
So the answer, in my opinion, is yes: rising or rises. Both are possi
... falls instead of rising.
Yet, instead of can be interpreted as a conjunction, so we might have
... falls instead of rises. (= falls rather than rises)
Compare: falls and rises; falls or rises
So the answer, in my opinion, is yes: rising or rises. Both are possi
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