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Alc24 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Rather than or as opposed to?

Which is correct please?

1 He is better off staying home rather than go out.
2 He is better off staying home as opposed to going out.

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The second one is correct. The problem with the first one is that the verbals are not parallel. Use "staying" and "going," as in #2.

— Avangi

  • The second one is correct.
  • The problem with the first one is that the verbals are not parallel.
  • Use "staying" and "going," as in #2.
  • Or you could use both infinitives: He is (would be) better off to stay home rather than [to] go out.
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The second one is correct.

The problem with the first one is that the verbals are not parallel.
Use "staying" and "going," as in #2.
Or you could use both infinitives:
He is (would be) better off to stay home rather than [to] go out. (It's okay to skip the second "to.")
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What about

He would be (is) better off staying home rather than going out.

What about

He would be (is) better off staying home than going out.

Thank you Avangi
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These are both correct.
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