This ESL writing lesson introduces the proper usage of “instead of” and “rather than” with several sample sentences.
Sentence Pattern:
A instead of B
A rather than B
Instead of and rather than mean “in place of”.
Note: If “A” and “B” are verbs, you must add “-ing” to the verb after instead of/rather than:
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