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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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rather than
please explain usage of rather than.is it exclusivley to copare thing better than another in particlar order?
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would rather . X.. than Y expresses a preference for X, given the choice of both.
- would rather .
- X..
- than Y expresses a preference for X, given the choice of both.
- He would rather have carrots than peas.
- We would rather go in May than in August.
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would rather . X.. than Y expresses a preference for X, given the choice of both.
He would rather have carrots than peas.
We would rather go in May than in August.
He would rather ride his bicycle to the store than walk there.
He would rather have carrots than peas.
We would rather go in May than in August.
He would rather ride his bicycle to the store than walk there.
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Anonymousrather than.is it exclusivley to copare thing better than anotherNot exclusively, no. You don't have to say that one thing is better than another. For example, and this is just one other way to use 'rather than', you might just be offering an alternate explanation for something, as in the following.
I would say that because she was tire
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