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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
'Rather than"
What can follow 'rather than'? My dictionary says it's synonymous with 'instead of,' so it must be a preposition and therefore precede a noun (its object complement).
But here is one of many examples where there is no object following:
I waked rather than ran/running.
2) And which is correct here? Are only a and b correct (noun phrase; noun clause)?
a. You have so much more freedom when you work for yourself rather than someone else.
b. You have so much more freedom when you work for yourself rather than when you work for someone else.
c. You have so much more freedom when you work for yourself rather than when working for someone else.
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But here is one of many examples where there is no object following:
I waked rather than ran/
2) And which is correct here? Are only a and b correct (noun phrase; noun clause)?
a. You have so much more freedom when you work for yourself rather than someone else.
b. You have so much more freedom when you work for yourself rather than when you work for someone else.
c. You have so much more freedom when you work for yourself rather than when working for someone else.
Thanks
Top answer
A and B You don't have to repeat the whole thing, but what you repeat must be parallel.
- A and B You don't have to repeat the whole thing, but what you repeat must be parallel.
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A and B
You don't have to repeat the whole thing, but what you repeat must be parallel.
You don't have to repeat the whole thing, but what you repeat must be parallel.
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AvangiI think the structure should be parallel. Only B.
That would suggest it is a conjunction. I thought it was a preposition...
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I reposted, but my fingers misbehaved. (I need to clean this keyboard!)
You could also use "for someone else."
It sounds like a conjunction to me. [H]
You could also use "for someone else."
It sounds like a conjunction to me. [H]
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