Apr 16, 2014 · "Rather than" is coordinating. "Instead of" is subordinating. As the above examples indicate, while the distinction when it's a matter of nouns or adverbs might be moot, the verb …

First, ‘rather than’ introduces a parenthetical clause in both examples. Second, in “We decided that[,] rather than…”, if you remove the comma before the ‘rather than’ clause and add one …

Oct 1, 2022 · Rather than usually occurs between two things which are being compared. However, we can also use it at the beginning of a sentence. When we use rather than with a …

Many people embrace their fetish rather than attempting treatment to rid themselves of it. When I read it, it flows naturally.But when I analyze it, it seems to me that something is wrong with it. …

Rather than connotes a situation where you are asked about something and you like both options and you need to choose your favourite. Even though this also usually means you cannot …

Mar 23, 2020 · so with that in mind, number 3 is definitely incorrect and one and two are correct. between one and two I would say number 2 is better because it respects "parallelism"; the two …

May 21, 2013 · She wanted to shoot a single shot rather than take many random pictures. You can use rather than as a conjunction anywhere you can use an infinitive, including the bare …

Apr 1, 2018 · Their writers are known rather as authors than as travellers. But such books are, relatively, few. Most writers on travel are remembered as travellers rather than as authors, and …

May 13, 2014 · 'Whether' shows alternatives for example 'Whether it rains or not, we will go on a trip.' whereas 'Rather' shows preference for eg. 'I'd rather do this instead of that'. So the …

I think rather than shows the preference of one over the other and in case of as opposed to , it's saying opposite to something. Although both are being used for comparison But you can feel …