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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Rather than do.../doing...? thanx
Hello, I am from China, and I would really appreciate your help if you can tell me the difference between rather than do ... and rather than doing... Is it OK to use two verbs (slow and speed) in the following sentence?
"Having too many people on the team slows_ our work down rather than _speeding it up."
I am cofused as to when to use the infinitive and when to use the gerund. Thanks a lot!
"Having too many people on the team slows_ our work down rather than _speeding it up."
I am cofused as to when to use the infinitive and when to use the gerund. Thanks a lot!
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Both are in use and common. It is really your choice. Those who insist on parallel structure will choose the infinitive.
- Both are in use and common.
- It is really your choice.
- Those who insist on parallel structure will choose the infinitive.
- (Even though it is not really in parallel, it seems like it is in such sentences as this: Too many people slow the work down instead of speed it up.
- )
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Both are in use and common. It is really your choice. Those who insist on parallel structure will choose the infinitive. (Even though it is not really in parallel, it seems like it is in such sentences as this: Too many people slow the work down instead of speed it up.)
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