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Rommel Posted 9 years ago
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The two given sentences using 'rather are not acceptable, are they?

The two given sentences using 'rather are not acceptable, are they? Only the first sentence without a comma after 'empathy' and another comma after 'sympathy' is correct in terms of punctuation, isn't it?


1. Have empathy rather than sympathy for the patients.

2. Have empathy, rather than sympathy, for the patients.

  

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I'm not a believer in extra commas. In your sentences, "rather than" is equivalent to "instead of". ")

— Wilpeter

  • I'm not a believer in extra commas.
  • In your sentences, "rather than" is equivalent to "instead of".
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I'm not a believer in extra commas. In your sentences, "rather than" is equivalent to "instead of". To me, the comma adds nothing unless it follows 'patients' (i.e., "Have empathy for the patients, rather than sympathy.")

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