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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

rather than + infinitive or gerund

When starting a sentence with 'rather than' is it followed by the infinitive form or gerund?

Rather than criticize/criticizing him, find a way to....

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Both are used. I prefer the gerund.

— GPY

  • Both are used.
  • I prefer the gerund.
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Both are used. I prefer the gerund.
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What about with 'instead of'?
which is correct please?
Instead of pick up/picking up the garbage on off the the floor, can you help me with this.

Is there any time you would use either?

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AnonymousInstead of picking up
Only the -ing form may be used after a preposition (of).

(rather than counts as a conjunction.)

CJ
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