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Barbara Hallanger Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Repair or repairing
I prefer to discard old or damaged items rather than repair them. Or should I say … rather than repairing them?
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I prefer to discard old or damaged items rather than repair them. discard and repair are words of the same grammatical type, ie both are base forms of the verb. This makes the sentence a balanced one.
- I prefer to discard old or damaged items rather than repair them.
- discard and repair are words of the same grammatical type, ie both are base forms of the verb.
- This makes the sentence a balanced one.
- Think of it this away.
- I prefer to discard old or damaged items rather than (to) repair them.
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I prefer to discard old or damaged items rather than repair them.
discard and repair are words of the same grammatical type, ie both are base forms of the verb. This makes the sentence a balanced one.
Think of it this away.
I prefer to discard old or damaged items rather than (to) repair them.
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